Medical Professionals On Call attended the Alzheimer’s Association Walkathon, at the Reston Town Center, in Reston, Virginia.

According to the CDC, Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and the only one in the top ten for which there is no prevention, cure or effective treatment. Congress has been slow to appropriate increased monies for expanded medical research. Although there continues to be some hopeful work going on, research and educational programming is highly dependent on individuals contributing through such organizations as the Alzheimer’s Association.

Mary McDonnell, Community Outreach Coordinator at Medical Professionals On Call attended the Alzheimer’s Association walk-a-thon, at the Reston Town Center, in Reston, Virginia. The total dollar amount collected for the walk was $176,911.34. There were 1027 walkers and 143 teams that participated in the walk.

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Michelle DeFilippis

I graduated with a BS degree and had been selling medical equipment to hospitals, clinics and technicians. More recently, a family member was diagnosed with dementia and we, as a family, realized we were not prepared t care for her. We were thrown into that whirlpool of hospital stays, 24/7 live-in care, skilled care, caring for mom ourselves and finally, now daily home care. This was such a stressful time that I started thinking there had to be other people, other families as overwhelmed and unprepared as we were.

Medical Professionals On Call has such a caring, professional staff who are available to step in with whatever level of care necessary for loved ones and to relieve you of that stress.

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