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Participants in the Alzheimers  walk support cause.

A Walk to Remember

By Sofia Syed, Arts & Life Editor October 5, 2015

More than 210,000 people in the state of Ohio live with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia, and about 13,000 of them live in Summit County, according to Alzheimer’s Association. The Alzheimer’s...

Local man walking in search of a cure for Alzheimer’s disease

October 4, 2011
At the age of 20, William Bohnak of Cuyahoga Falls is doing more than most people his age. He has already graduated from Fortis College with a degree in Criminal Justice, and is currently on a journey across the U.S. to raise money and find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. Bohnak's grandmother died from the disease when he was 15. Before that, he had seen her change before his own eyes.
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