I am a lifelong Queens resident & the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act was just passed in Congress. I also live in the district which will be represented by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. I've tried to get a response from her office to see where she stands on support for Alzheimer's research which disproportionately affects women and women of color.
16.1 million Americans provide unpaid care for people with Alzheimer’s or other dementias and for three years I was one of them. When my mother was at home, I had no support. Assisted living is extremely expensive and being an unpaid caregiver took a mental, emotional and physical toll.
Eventually I was forced to make the difficult decision of placing her in Castle Senior Living.