LEWY BODY DEMENTIA AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
PLEASE JOIN US IN MAKING HISTORY
The Lewy Body Dementia Resource Center invites you to join us in a history-making project.
We have embarked on creating a documentary, LEWY – TOUCHED BY LEWY BODY DEMENTIA (working title), which will give the public a realistic look into the mysterious world of Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). This largely unknown disease and its devastating effects will be bravely illustrated by people who are currently struggling with LBD. Their stories will be coupled with those of their loved ones who are most often their caregivers and on this journey together.
LBD is a neurodegenerative brain disease where one size does not fit all, making it very hard to diagnose and, once diagnosed, difficult to treat and currently impossible to cure. Among the topics being covered by documentary participants will be love, dignity and respect, safety, empowerment, patience, emotional stability, and support. We also will hear vital facts about LBD from the medical community.
AWARENESS is the first step in fighting LBD, the most elusive of the dementias, affecting 1.4 million people in the United States alone. It is the second most common form of progressive dementia after Alzheimer’s disease and yet very few people have ever heard of it. More people have LBD than have ALS, Cerebral Palsy and Muscular Dystrophy COMBINED. There are more people who have LBD than are H.I.V. positive. Actor Robin Williams, baseball pitcher Tom Seaver, actress Dina Merrill, and actress Estelle Getty all had LBD, as does Ted Turner.
ABOUT LEWY BODY DEMENTIA RESOURCE CENTER:
LBD never takes a break and neither does the Lewy Body Dementia Resource Center. As its core mission, along with bringing awareness, the LBD Resource Center has the only Live HELPLINE in the United States at 833-LBDLINE and is committed to Live support 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The Resource Center offers assistance to people with LBD, caregivers, and health care professionals who don’t know where to turn for answers. This Helpline is supplemented by an informative website with hundreds of resources. The LBD Resource Center also offers Online Support Groups several times a month for both caregivers and people living with LBD.
CALL TO ACTION:
Work on this documentary has begun and our first pledges are in. Our goal is to raise $250,000. For this, we need your help. Below is a list of suggested categories for pledges. But we cannot emphasize enough that ALL GIFTS of any amount ARE APPRECIATED!
We hope we can count on you and your family and friends to join us. Together, we can make this history-making film a huge success in spreading the word about Lewy Body Dementia. Thank you for your consideration.
Norma Loeb, Founder & Executive Director, Lewy Body Dementia Resource Center
LEWY – TOUCHED BY LEWY BODY DEMENTIA
EMPOWERMENT: $25,000 and above – on screen film credit “with special thanks”
DIGNITY: $10,000 and above – on screen mention
RESPECT: $5,000 and above – social media & website acknowledgement
STABILITIY: $1,000 and above – website acknowledgement
LOVE: Any amount you can give!
Tax-deductible contributions can be mailed by check to:
Lewy Body Dementia Resource Center,
750 West Broadway #2R,
Long Beach, NY 11561
or made through the LBD Resource Center website at lewybodyresourcecenter.org.
Lewy Body Dementia Resource Center is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization.