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First Alzheimers Walk Comes To Westhampton Beach

Publication: The Southampton Press
By Erin McKinley   Oct 17, 2012 10:24 AM
Oct 17, 2012 11:55 AM
As a law firm specializing in elder law, Nancy Burner and Associates has seen case after case of families being devastated by the degenerative Alzheimer’s disease.

For years, associates have seen wives struggling to care for their husbands of decades or young adults looking for an answer to help their parent, who in some cases, cannot remember their name.

That is why this year, with the help of the Long Island Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association—a nationally recognized nonprofit dedicated to educating people about the disease—the law firm decided to sponsor a Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Westhampton Beach on Saturday to coincide with a new fall festival.

“Many of our clients deal with Alzheimer’s on a daily basis,” Michele Morris, the marketing coordinator for the East Setauket and Westhampton 
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