ONALASKA, Wis. (WXOW) - The sounds of bowling filled Coulee Golf Bowl on a Thursday afternoon.
Chuck and Sharon Zimmer are playing what looks like a typical game of bowling, but it’s much more than that.
Over three years ago, Chuck was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 60. That was a gut-wrencher, said Sharon. I’m not going to lie. It hurt because we were in the prime of our life of retirement age.”
According to the Alzheimer s Association Wisconsin Chapter, around 5% of all Alzheimer s cases in the United States are like Chuck’s. He’s considered early-onset which is someone diagnosed before the age of 65.