My Nonprofit Reviews

My mother finally died after a long horrific struggle with Alzheimer's disease. She was a sharp, successful business woman with a beautiful spirit and a kind and generous heart. She had early onset Alzheimer's and it was very aggressive, taking her away from the world much too soon. The disease took a terrible toll on Mom and the entire family. Leaving five kids and her own mother to survive her it was heart wrenching to say goodbye in the end. It breaks my heart to know that so many others are suffering the agony of what our family experienced. I know Mom is at peace with God now, but her pain and confusion have left me with a passion and clarity of purpose.

I'm somewhat a technology geek and when Mom was in her final days I decided to take some of my talents and apply them to trying to help fix our broken health care system. I became a sponge, absorbing as much knowledge and understanding of the industry as I could, eventually beginning to wield a bit of influence in the digital health arena.

One day Facebook said, "Good morning Brian, we see that you are interested Alzheimer's research, would you like to help with a fundraiser?" I thought, "Hell yeah!" So of course, I immediately created a fundraiser to support The Alzheimer's Association.

Today, on #GivingTuesday, with the help of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, I hope to see even more funds applied to research that will eventually end this evil disease. If the community of advocates, caregivers, researchers and philanthropists work together then we will win this battler. We must not, can not and will not stop until we find a cure.