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Mayor Walsh and President of the Massachusetts/New Hampshire Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association Jim Wessler, are recognized by Eli Lilly & Company for their efforts in building awareness around Alzheimer's Disease. This ceremony took place in the Eagle Room at Boston City Hall.
A
A
A
We'll
go
ahead
and
get
started.
First
of
all,
I'm
certainly
happy
to
be
here.
My
name
is
Mike
Symons
I'm,
director
of
advocacy,
professional
relations
at
lily
and
I'd
like
to
thank
all
of
you
for
being
here
and
I'd,
certainly
like
to
thank
the
mayor
for
allowing
us
to
do
this
event
here
in
an
eagle
room.
A
As
we
look
at
Alzheimer's
disease,
there's
a
number
of
challenges,
one
it's
one
of
the
most
expensive
diseases
that
is
is
being
treated
today
and
it
is
growing
and
in
fact
today,
there's
5.4
million
people
who
suffer
from
the
disease
and
are
experiencing
and
living
with
the
disease.
And
that
number
is
expected
to
grow
to
over
15
million
in
the
coming
years.
And
the
challenge
is
that
there's
no
way
to
at
this
point
prevent
it
to
cure
it
or
to
slow
the
progression.
A
The
supports
and
services
that
they
need
and
that
they
have
access
to
treatment,
certainly
not
easy
work.
But
that
work
is
beginning
to
happen
here
in
Boston.
And
that's
the
reason
that
we're
here
today
is
to
be
able
to
really
draw
attention
to
great
work.
That's
already
happening
here
and
to
the
essential
partnership.
That's
taking
place
between
the
City
of
Boston
and
Mayor
Walsh,
and
the
Alzheimer's
Association
Massachusetts
New
Hampshire.
A
To
begin
to
make
that
happen,
including
the
Boston
Alzheimer's
initiative,
which
really
offers
supports
and
services
to
people
with
Alzheimer's
disease
and
their
caregivers,
and
helps
raise
awareness
about
the
importance
of
early
intervention
and
then
there's
the
Alzheimer's
workplace
alliance
that
brings
together
17,000
employees
to
really
make
a
difference
in
the
lives
of
Bostonians,
and
that's
obviously
done
with
a
number
of
other
agencies
as
well,
and
then
the
latest
endeavor.
That
really,
I
think,
is
a
fantastic
one
and
really
helps
to
set
the
city.
A
Apart
are
the
memory
cafes
that
have
been
launched
just
this
week,
which
helped
ensure
that
individuals
with
memory
problems
and
their
caregivers
actually
have
a
place
to
go
for
supports
and
services.
So
it's
for
that
reason
that
we
wanted
to
be
able
to
honor
the
City
of
Boston
and
Mayor
Walsh
for
all
that
great
effort
mayor
I'd
like
to
invite
you
up
to
receive
this
award.
A
B
Wonder
why
thank
you,
Michael
and
I
want
to
thank
everyone
at
eli
lilly.
What
you
do.
Thank
you
so
much.
I
want
to
thank
Jim
wessler
as
well
in
the
Alzheimer's,
Association
and
I
want
to
thank
everyone.
I'm.
Thank
you
for
the
recognition
and
really
the
person
who
deserves
that
is
Emily
Shay
and
the
elderly
Commission
in
our
city,
who
do
incredible
work
so
I
want
to
thank
them
for
the
great
work
they
do.
Alzheimer's
is
a
tough
tough
illness.
My
grandmother
had
it
it's
a
we.
She
was
in
Ireland.
B
We
were
here,
so
we
didn't
see
the
gradual
loss
of
my
grandmother.
We
saw
it
very
dramatic
loss
for
every
time
would
go
back
home
would
see
her
in
a
different
way
and
in
the
pain
and
suffering
for
the
family.
It
was
was.
Tough,
was
tough
for
my
mother,
because
my
mother
would
would
talk
to
my
grandmother,
thinking
that
she
remembered
her
and
she'd
say.
What
do
you
think
I
mean
I
think
she
remembers
your
mom
and
I'll.
B
Tell
you
a
quick
story
so
we're
in
and
at
that
point
I
didn't
know
how
to
deal
with
Alzheimer's
I
knew
it
was
the
disease
I
didn't
know
what
to
do
and
remember
one
day
walking
down
stairs
and
my
grandmother
sitting
by
in
the
kitchen
by
the
fire
and-
and
she
looked
at
me
and
I
looked
at
her
in
many
days.
We
did
the
same
thing.
So
I
beat
her
to
the
punch
this
particular
day.
I,
look
like
a
who
you
and
she
says
I'm
Marion
she
was
who
were
you.
B
City
Council,
Frank
Baker
just
lost
his
mother
two
weeks
ago
and
she
had
Alzheimer's
for
about
15
years
and
she
lived
a
very
healthy,
happy
life
with
her
family.
But
it
was
a
sad
situation.
There
was.
There
was
12
13
bakers
in
the
family
in
during
the
time
of
her
disease,
a
couple
of
our
kids
died
and
one
of
her
grandchildren
died,
but
the
family
was
there
all
along
and
they
gave
her
a
loving
care
and
I
am
certainly
know
from
from
the
Baker
experience
or
from
the
Walsh
experience.
B
Actually
O'malley
experience,
not
every
family
has
that
ability.
So
the
work
that's
being
done
by
by
the
Alzheimer's
Association
all
of
you
here
and
most
of
you,
people
most
of
the
people
in
this
room.
I
want
to
thank
you,
I'm
honored,
to
get
the
recognition,
I'm
honored
to
be
recognized
for
it.
But
again
it's
not
me.
It's
the
people
at
work.
It's
the
elderly
Commission
who
does
incredible
work
in
our
city
of
Boston.
That's
why
we're
prepared!
That's
why
the
memory
cafes
and
everything
we
do
to
try
and
help
family.
B
So
again,
I'm
honored
to
get
this
recognition.
I
did
not
follow
any
of
these
notes
at
all.
I
probably
missed
a
whole
bunch
of
stuff.
Emily's.
Probably
talk
about
this
talk
about
that.
We
have
an
old
growing
population,
the
city
of
Boston,
older
population.
We
are
working
to
make
sure
families.
I
have
have
the
resources
they
need
if
they
need
them
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
do
that
in
our
city.
B
We're
going
to
make
the
priority
our
seniors
and
make
sure
the
families
any
challenges
they
have,
particularly
around
dementia
or
alzheimer's,
that
the
families
have
the
support
they
have,
so
they
can
make
sure
their
loved
ones
have
a
great
life
until
they
pass,
and
so
they
leave
us
but
also
make
sure
the
families
have
the
supports
they
need
to
be
able
to
deal
with
the
addiction
of
my
assignment.
So
thank
you
very
much.
A
Now
to
recognize
the
other
part
of
this
partnership.
As
mayor
Walsh
said,
the
Alzheimer's
Association
has
also
played
an
integral
role
here
in
Boston
through
the
Massachusetts
New
Hampshire
chapter,
and
just
a
couple.
Things
I'd
like
to
just
point
out
of
the
work
that
that's
been
going
on
and
I'd
like
to
invite
Jim
wessler
up
to
receive
this
award
as
well,
but
just
to
point
out
a
couple.
A
Things
quickly
is
just
the
support
groups
and
the
things
that
they're
doing
to
help
educate
and
to
support
both
patients
and
their
their
loved
ones,
as
well
as
to
be
able
to
help
educate
healthcare
professionals
with
threaded
things
through
map,
through
the
maze
and
other
events
and
through
work
that
they're
doing
with
the
walk.
That's
coming
up
on
the
twenty-fifth.
We
can't
have.
We
can't
help
but
to
recognize
that
as
well
as
an
important
step.
C
So
then,
first
of
all
Mike
thank
you
so
much
and
and
the
team
at
lily.
I
know
you
have
some
of
your
colleagues
here
when
we
thank
you
and
Mayor
Walsh,
but
it's
just
been
a
it's
been
a
good
partnership
and
we
really
appreciate
it
and
we
look
forward
to
too
much
additional
activity
in
the
in
the
coming
years.
I
Emily.
So
so
my
team
puts
everything
on
one
piece
of
paper.
So
I
got
you
covered
on
some
of
this
stuff.
C
I
do
wanna
as
a
mayor.
So
really
so
eloquently
mentioned
this
really.
A
lot
of
our
partnership
is
around
the
families
that
people
are
both
living
with
disease
and
the
caregivers
I
do
want
to
acknowledge
Lily.
They
are
for
many
reasons,
but
they
they're
pharmaceutical
company
and
they
are
our
leader
in
the
research
space.
They
have
a
number
of
a
clinical
trials
that
are
currently
axion
phase
three
and
so
some
of
the
microscope
generally
about.
We
hope
to
see
some
disease-modifying
drugs
and
Lily's,
not
the
only
one
but
we're
rooting
for
them
all.
C
But
we
know
that
axion
it
really
in
the
coming
12
months
we're
going
to
start
seeing
some
results
of
some
of
these
in
the
ensuing
year.
So
we
are
vision
at
the
Alzheimer's
Association
we
say
is
a
world
without
Alzheimer's
disease
and
we're
very
passionate
about
that.
So
we
certainly
hope
some
of
these
strike
gold
and
we
start
seeing
some
some
way
to
start
changing
the
course
of
this
disease
in
the.
C
In
the
meantime,
though,
they're
ours,
as
Mike,
said,
5.4
million
Americans
with
this
disease
over
a
hundred
twenty
thousand
here
in
Massachusetts
and
thousands
mayor
here
in
the
city
of
Boston,
and
certainly
well
over
10,000
caregivers
here
in
the
city
that
are
every
day
trying
to
struggle
to
deal
with
this
disease.
So
working
with
the
city.
We
really.
C
I
just
want
to
mention
a
few
of
the
things
that
that
we're
very
proud
of
I
see,
there's
a
representative
here,
the
the
EMT
and
we
were
pleased
to
be
able
to
partner
with
the
city
trained
over
300
EMTs,
so
part
of
what
we've
been
trying
to
do
is
is
to
both
educate
and
train
and
partner.
With
a
number
of
the
frontline
stamp
here
in
the
city
of
Boston,
so
EMTs
was
first,
were
we're
I
think
we're
close
to
two
coming
up
with
something
with
with
department
here
in
the
city
and
mr.
mayor.
C
They
now
know
and
we'll
know
where
to
turn
to
both
the
collaborate
with
city
services,
but
also
with
the
Alzheimer's
Association
community
services.
Memory
cafes
in
those
agencies,
so
really
holistic,
alee
see
if
we
can
wrap
around
better
support
for
the
residents
here
in
Boston,
we've
done
a
number
of
trainings
I'm
Chi
I
want
to
recognize.
C
We're
all
going
to
benefit
I
want
to
mention
Mike's
very
aware,
but
we've
done
a
lot
of
work
in
in
the
healthcare
space
in
terms
of
engaging
hospitals
and
health
systems.
Almost
most
of
them
are
here
in
the
city
of
Boston.
So
we
have
these
partnerships
where
we're
working
directly
with
clinicians
and
ensures
here
in
Massachusetts,
Boston,
Medical
Center,
actually
just
reached
agreement
with
us.
Liz
is
here
and
helped
negotiate
that
we're
very
pleased
about
that
beth,
israel,
deaconess
mcclain
partners
and
then
blue
cross
blue
shield
and
tufts
health
plans.
C
So
don't
have
time
to
go
into
that.
But
these
are
partnerships
where
families
immediately
get
connected
to
help
our
team
proactively
reaches
out
to
them,
there's
no
delay
of
days
or
weeks
or
months
we're
immediately
connecting
connecting
families.
You
mentioned
the
walk.
Those
of
you
who
came
in
the
the
front
side
of
city
hall
saw
that
wonderful
band
for
the
Walk
to
End,
Alzheimer's
and
Mayor.
We're
so
appreciative
that
you've
agreed
to
be
the
second
year
in
a
row
the
honorary
chair
for
our
walk
on
25th
of
this
month.
C
It
really
is,
it's
obviously
raising
resources
for
our
cause,
but
it's
also
really
raising
public
awareness
and
galvanizing
thousands
of
people
and
so
I'm
having
the
mayor
of
one
of
the
preeminent
cities
and
in
the
country
as
a
leader
of
that
it
just
makes
a
big
difference,
and
so
we
will
continue
to
partner
with
Emily
and
her
team
to
throughout
the
city.
Do
educational
programs,
as
we
try
to
educate
the
residents
here
in
the
city
of
Boston,
and
get
them
the
support
that
they
need?
C
We
also
just
kind
of
last
thing
I
want
to
mention
is
that
we've
done
a
lot
of
work
with
faith-based
communities,
and
you
know
how
much
you're
aware
of
this
Emily,
but
we've
we
have
a
really
nice
initiative
with
a
volunteer
Latino
volunteers
that
are
working
directly
with
a
number
of
Latino
churches
and
communities
of
faith
here
in
the
city
of
Boston,
and
we
want
to
see
that
continue
to
grow
and
expand.
So
we
look
forward
to
working
with
the
the
city.
C
This
I
appreciate
us
Alzheimer's,
Association
being
recognized,
but
really
it's
also
mayor
is
a
lot
about
you.
This
is
not
happening
in
every
community,
either
in
Massachusetts
or
in
the
country,
and
it
really
takes
a
visionary
leader.
Like
you
to
say,
this
is
important
too
many
people
are
struggling
with
this
disease.
We
need
to
get
them
the
help
when
they
need
it,
how
they
need
it
at
the
right
time.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
again
for
your
leadership
and
microwave
that
Lily's
recognition.
Thank
you.
A
A
This
is
a
unique
community
and
there's
a
unique
things
going
on
here
and
it's
this
kind
of
work
that
we
want
to
draw
attention
to,
and
we
look
forward
to
being
able
to
work
together
with
you
in
the
future
to
really
help
ensure
that
we
can
do
what
we
can
to
help
support
your
efforts
here
and
that
these
kinds
of
things
also
get
more
wide
recognition
across
the
u.s..
So
I'd
like
to
thank
each
of
you
for
being
here,
I'd
open
up
to
questions.