Jett Howard plays for his grandmother above all

The Howards have done a lot to raise awareness for Alzheimer's disease.

On one Saturday a few weeks before this past Christmas, Jett took a dozen children from the Alzheimer's Association whose families are affected by Dementia and Alzheimer's on a holiday shopping spree to Dick Sporting Good's to basically buy anything they wanted.

Talking about the event later on, Jett shared this with Orlando Magic's Josh Cohen:

I just wanted to give something back to them.

I know how big caregivers are, especially with my grandma. She is still a caregiver that plays a big part in our lives. I know how much they are taken away from their own families. I just wanted to give something back to them.

I’m a Christmas guy. My family is a humongous Christmas (and) Thanksgiving family. I remember when I was little, we used to go and pass out turkeys.Jett Howard

Josh Cohen adds in his piece that Jett has shared his platform with the fight against Alzheimer's ever since his grandmother was diagnosed with the disease in 2017.

Last year, Jett joined thousands of advocates in Orlando at the Walk to End Alzheimer's event held at Lake Eola.

Most recently, Howard brought up his goal of raising awareness for Alzheimer's at Magic Media Day, right after sharing his efforts of giving back to the community with free basketball camps for kids:

With the Alzheimer's movement, my grandma has Alzheimer's.

So that means a lot, a lot to my family.

So, as much as I can impact and help bring awareness to that, I'm going to.Jett Howard

Let's all join Jett in raising awareness to end Alzheimer's, wear purple when called upon, and reach out to families, friends, and anyone dealing with the effects of the disease with a helping hand.

My family's dealt with this disease for as long as I can remember. I am a caretaker for my dad, who deals with dementia. My grandmother battled Alzheimer's for over a decade. I am grateful Jett is sharing his platform to raise awareness for a cure, and the least I can do is the same with mine.

Alzheimer's (and Dementia) is a disease that does nothing but take.

It takes away memories; it takes away remembering; it takes away time.

It takes patience; it takes repeating; it takes caring.

Alzheimer's takes away the people we know and love too soon. Until there's a cure, all we can really do is stay as sharp as possible, enjoy the time we have together, and show compassion and love.

The world would be better without Alzheimer's. Let's make that the world we live in.

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