When Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller aren’t writing their next scripts, they’re working with a “small and mighty team” to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease — all year round.Celebrity CharityThe couple launched Hilarity for Charity, a nonprofit that supports families and caregivers impacted by the illness, in 2012.
They’ve since raised $17 million for the cause and hosted their second annual CareCon on February 18.Miller, 39, has a personal connection to the organization, as her mom, Adele Miller, was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s at 55 and passed in 2020.“It’s given meaning and purpose to huge loss in my life.
I personally have gotten so much out of the fortunate opportunity that we had to help other people, which has, in turn, helped me process the loss that my family went through with my mom having this terrible disease,” Miller exclusively tells Us Weekly. “So it’s really a very large feeling of what it means to us.
And it’s really something that ranges from insane joy to just lots of tears of, ‘I can’t believe that we’ve gotten to do this stuff.’”Stars Protesting for ChangeCareCon is a virtual event created to educate and support Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers.
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