abigail jones? >> yes.eet was important, it got to the heart of some of the issues that are felt, generally. a few of the doctors i interviewed talked a lot about how alzheimer's disease is whispered about. as he himself said it is a silent epidemic that no one is really talking about. at the same time, work has been done in the last few years. the national alzheimer's project act was passed in 2011 which created a national plan with the goal to both effectively treat and prevent alzheimer's disease by 2020 five. so that is important to know. jenny where he of this year alzheimer's funding received an additional $122 million. there have been steps in the right direction, however that additional $122 million, it is a step but it is not the giant leap forward that the council said they needed. they needed $2 billion to reach their goal of prevention and treatment by 2025. >> gail, florida, democratic caller. go ahead. caller: very good topic. i have been a nurse of 24 years working with alzheimer's victims. i

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