Maria Shriver
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The former First Lady of California has been fighting the good fight for years. After her father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2003, Shriver has put all of her efforts into developing awareness and education on the subject.
As well as producing HBO’s Alzheimer’s Project and testifying in Congress, the 62-year-old had a big part to play in finding out that two-thirds of sufferers are women. She went on to found the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement, a committee that wants to uncover the reasons why women are more at risk and crucially, finding a cure.
