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<v Speaker 1>Seven forty four are here fifty five care Seed Talk

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<v Speaker 1>Station Bryan Time. I was happy to welcome to the

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<v Speaker 1>fifty five KRC Morning Show a subject matter near and

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<v Speaker 1>dear to my heart for all the wrong reasons. Alzheimer's sucks,

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<v Speaker 1>and no one knows more about that than Jackie Williams.

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<v Speaker 1>She's a program manager for the Greatest Sincinti Chapter of

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<v Speaker 1>the Alzheimer's Association. Before being joining the Association, she served

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<v Speaker 1>as a volunteer for close to ten years, helping to

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<v Speaker 1>educate those in the community regarding challenges individuals face with

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<v Speaker 1>living with dementia. She was her mother's full time caregiver

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<v Speaker 1>when she was in the later stages of dementia, with

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<v Speaker 1>hands on experience, her passion to continue her work and

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<v Speaker 1>serving this population letter to join the staff at the

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<v Speaker 1>Alzheimer's Association. Welcome Jackie Williams. Let me start by thanking

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<v Speaker 1>you for your hard work with the Alzheimer's Association. My

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<v Speaker 1>father struggled with Alzheimer's dementia and ultimately lost his life

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<v Speaker 1>as a consequence, and my mom was his primary caregiver

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<v Speaker 1>and oh, my God, as well as anybody, it takes

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<v Speaker 1>a huge toll on the family and most notably the

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<v Speaker 1>primary caregiver. Welcome to the program.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, thank you, Brian. I appreciate you inviting us to

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<v Speaker 2>be here today, and I'm so sorry to hear about

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<v Speaker 2>your journey with with the disease. And you're absolutely correct.

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<v Speaker 2>The toll on caregivers is tremendous and we work every

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<v Speaker 2>day out in communities just making sure we're providing programs

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<v Speaker 2>and resources and services to help families and caregivers through

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<v Speaker 2>that journey. It is a long haul. Oftentimes as you

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<v Speaker 2>are you.

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<v Speaker 1>Witness, yes, a quite a long haul. And it's just

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<v Speaker 1>heart heartbreaking too. You know, my father was is the

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<v Speaker 1>sharpest knife in the drawer, always quick witted, always on

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<v Speaker 1>his face. You could you can never outwit my dad.

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<v Speaker 1>And to have him struggle with and deteriorate and ultimately

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<v Speaker 1>pass as a consequence of this was just sort of like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, throwing a salt on the wound. And I

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<v Speaker 1>note the numbers. I've been looking at the numbers that, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I have in front of me, six point seven million

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<v Speaker 1>Americans and to county or twenty twenty three, one in

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<v Speaker 1>nine aged sixty five or older are living with Alzheimer's.

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<v Speaker 1>These numbers just keep going up. Is there any do

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<v Speaker 1>we know anything about where it comes from or why

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<v Speaker 1>the numbers increase every year?

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<v Speaker 2>So well, aging is definitely the number one risk factor,

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<v Speaker 2>and so as our population in this baby boom generation

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<v Speaker 2>is aging and it's such a huge piece of our population. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>the numbers are increasing, but the good news is we

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<v Speaker 2>have been making incredible strides in research that are allowing

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<v Speaker 2>us to find treatment to help slow down that progression.

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<v Speaker 2>We still do not have a cure, We still do

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<v Speaker 2>not have a prevention, but every day those research projects

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<v Speaker 2>are getting us closer and closer to getting us to

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<v Speaker 2>what our mission is, a world without Alzheimer's and all

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<v Speaker 2>other dementia. So, as an association, while we are Alzheimer's Association,

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<v Speaker 2>we do care and support individuals who have a form

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<v Speaker 2>of dementia that may not be Alzheimer's. Well.

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<v Speaker 1>Tonight's Empower You Seminar and it begins at seven pm.

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<v Speaker 1>It's either virtual or live. You can go to two

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five North On Boulevard to participate in person. You

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<v Speaker 1>can log in from the comfort of your own home.

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<v Speaker 1>Just go to empower You America dot org. Please register

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<v Speaker 1>ahead of time now the name of the seminar is

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<v Speaker 1>ten Warning Signs of Alzheimer's. What is the Is there

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<v Speaker 1>a first leading indicator that might be a red flag

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<v Speaker 1>that people might want to start paying attention to, or

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<v Speaker 1>is it just vary from person to person.

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<v Speaker 2>It definitely can vary from person to person, most definitely,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's a lot of it is based on what

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<v Speaker 2>form of dementia they may have and what kind of

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<v Speaker 2>signs they may start demonstrating. And so one of the

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<v Speaker 2>things that is always I think a bit confusing and

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<v Speaker 2>troubling for a lot of people. You know, how many

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<v Speaker 2>times is we're getting older, we start forgetting somebody's name

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<v Speaker 2>or trying to figure out, like what was that? And

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<v Speaker 2>oftentimes I'll hear people just probably jokingly but maybe not saying,

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<v Speaker 2>oh boy, I must be getting to Alzheimer's or I

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<v Speaker 2>must be getting dementia. And that may not necessarily be

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<v Speaker 2>the case. It could be attributed to something else. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>stress can manifest in terms of like all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 2>be hindered by stress. So it may be that or

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<v Speaker 2>it just may be normal aging. And there is a

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<v Speaker 2>difference between the things that we experience as normal aging

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<v Speaker 2>and what could be what i'll call crossing the line

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<v Speaker 2>and not necessarily normal aging. That we would encourage individuals

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<v Speaker 2>to go and get checked and make sure that they're

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<v Speaker 2>working with their physic to just evaluate and monitor and

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<v Speaker 2>try to get any type of an early diagnosis, because

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<v Speaker 2>that's where the most success is in finding treatment and

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<v Speaker 2>being able to have a more impactful journey through this disease.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, in terms of getting a diagnosis, okay, you're talking

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<v Speaker 1>about tonight the ten warning signs of Alzheimer's. Let's say

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<v Speaker 1>someone has enough of these indicators that are like, okay, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I really should schedule an appointment. How is Alzheimer's diagnosed?

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<v Speaker 1>Where yes, this is early onset of Alzheimer's, or no,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just you just didn't remember the person's name, right.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, Yeah. So you know, there's a variety of different

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<v Speaker 2>ways that we go through and try and get individuals diagnosed.

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<v Speaker 2>The first one, actually, in my opinion, starts with the

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<v Speaker 2>family or those close by the individual and start taking

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<v Speaker 2>notice and really making sure that the individual is aware

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<v Speaker 2>that some of these things are happening with them. Oftentimes,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a lot of denial there's like, oh, no, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>just getting old. I don't I don't need anything. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't I don't need to address that. And so oftentimes

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<v Speaker 2>tracking and recognizing and encouraging somebody to go and get

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<v Speaker 2>further assessment. And if you're lucky enough like I was

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<v Speaker 2>to be able to attend those doctor's appointments with my mom,

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<v Speaker 2>I kept a lot of notes in terms of like,

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<v Speaker 2>here are the changes I'm seeing, and when it's happening,

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<v Speaker 2>and why it might be happening and whatnot, and that

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<v Speaker 2>helps the physicians know that, yep, this is a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit more than what normal aging might be. There is

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of testing that happens, and I will tell

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<v Speaker 2>you right now, a lot of it will be physicians

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<v Speaker 2>trying to rule out other things that it could be

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<v Speaker 2>that might be causing this cognitive impairment or decline, because

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<v Speaker 2>there's a lot of things that could have an impact

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<v Speaker 2>on that, and so finding out what it may not

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<v Speaker 2>be kind of helps lead to Okay, do we take

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<v Speaker 2>that next step, which is potentially MRIs pet scans and

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<v Speaker 2>spinal taps. The spinal tap fluid can be an indicator

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<v Speaker 2>of whether or not you have Alzheimer's, but The great

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<v Speaker 2>news is we are getting really close in our research

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<v Speaker 2>to a point where we might find a day and

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<v Speaker 2>we're really close to it where you can get the

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<v Speaker 2>diagnosis through a biomarker blood test, and being able to

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<v Speaker 2>do that makes it so much more available to individuals

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<v Speaker 2>who might have cost prohibitations to really paying for some

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<v Speaker 2>of those tests, but also in some of our rural

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<v Speaker 2>areas where they don't have access to some of those things,

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<v Speaker 2>and making sure that we're getting them diagnosed as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, and real quickly here because we're out of time.

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<v Speaker 1>I acknowledge that, so my producer knows. I am paying

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<v Speaker 1>attention to the clock. But once diagnosed, is there a

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<v Speaker 1>treatment protocol? I mean, we don't have a cure for

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<v Speaker 1>it yet, So are there exercises or you know, brain

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<v Speaker 1>the progression or is it just okay, you got the information,

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<v Speaker 1>prepare yourself for the worst.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I know. There's a couple of things. One is

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<v Speaker 2>definitely we have a whole series on healthy living for

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<v Speaker 2>your brain and body, and there's things that we can do,

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<v Speaker 2>even as healthy non diagnosed individuals can do to try

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<v Speaker 2>and start warding off maybe the onset of dementia, but

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<v Speaker 2>here more recently, we actually have a couple of treatments

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<v Speaker 2>that are actually slowing down the progression of the disease,

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<v Speaker 2>and they are very new, like here within the last

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<v Speaker 2>couple of years. So we are working with the public

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<v Speaker 2>health policies and hospitals and insurance companies to make sure

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<v Speaker 2>that we are allowing good, ample accessibility to those treatments

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<v Speaker 2>and making sure that we can get those individuals in

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<v Speaker 2>the loop and being treated.

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<v Speaker 1>Wonderful, wonderful log in tonight or show with two twenty

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<v Speaker 1>five North and Bolivar. Jackie Williams's going to do a

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<v Speaker 1>deep dive into the balance of these maybe even give

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<v Speaker 1>you some hope for down the road. Jackie Williams, it's

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<v Speaker 1>been a real pleasure having you on the program. Fascinating

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<v Speaker 1>discussion and fingers crossed and money coming your way from

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<v Speaker 1>folks in my listening audience want to help try to

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<v Speaker 1>solve this this insidious disease. Log In and Power You

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<v Speaker 1>America tonight or show up at the Empower You studios.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for what you do. Jackie. It's been a

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<v Speaker 1>real pleasure having you on the program.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you. We appreciate it so much.

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