Help Nanami raise money

This year, I will be running 26.2 mi for a cause to support the Alzheimer's Association. Proceeds will go to Alzheimer's Association of Greater Pennsylvania and any contributions will be appreciated - Thank you in advance!

This is especially meaningful to me as I'm currently training to become a board-certified geriatric PT specialist and have been working more with older adults with Alzheimer's and other dementia types (and not to discriminate, there are younger individuals with early-onset Alzheimer's, not just older adults). My patients and their families/caregivers have taught me more than I could have learned in school - so this is my way of giving back. There is more to be learned, but there is still a lack of research on this population in the literature. As I continue to share my knowledge and stories, my hope for the future is 1) for the public to recognize Alzheimer's/dementia is NOT a normal part of aging, 2) to work towards becoming an anti-ageist society, and 3) more students/younger clinicians to become interested in geriatric medicine.