"Right in our own backyard." That's how I describe the UW Initiative to End Alzheimer's - acknowledged globally as a premier leader in Alzheimer's research and clinical care.
What inspired you to volunteer your time and talents with the UW Initiative to End Alzheimer’s? “My late father and late mother had dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, respectively. I would like to contribute to finding a cure for this terrible disease.”
Matt Lepay, a sportscaster and the radio voice for the Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball and football teams, along with his wife, Linda, are members of the UW Initiative to End Alzheimer’s Board of Visitors. Matt shared his family’s story about his mother’s Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis with George Balekji, NBC15 Madison sports anchor and reporter, and …
What inspired you to volunteer your time and talents with the UW Initiative to End Alzheimer’s? “When asked, I was happy to join the UW Initiative to End Alzheimer’s (IEA) Board of Visitors, as I’d long felt that Alzheimer’s was a terrible disease and it was the one disease I was most afraid I would …
What inspired you to volunteer your time and talents with the UW Initiative to End Alzheimer’s? “Alzheimer’s disease (AD) slowly strips away one’s agency. My mother and both grandmothers lived with dementia as have many other family members. Having first hand experience as my parents’ live-in caregiver at the end of their lives, I can …
What inspired you to volunteer your time and talents with the UW Initiative to End Alzheimer’s? “Several members of my wife’s family, including my mother-in-law, suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. I hope that I can help, in some small way, to end the effects of this scourge on my family and those of others.”