Local Spokane woman shares the impact of early on-set Alzheimers [Video]

SPOKANE, Wash. – On May 30, 2024, the Alzheimer’s Association is holding their walk kickoff event at Brick West Brewing Co. to raise money towards finding a cure for Alzheimer’s.

Nonstop Local spoke with one local woman who lives with early-onset Alzheimer’s every day.

This is Erin Gillingham. She is 57 years old, and her life has not been the same since her diagnosis.

Gillingham worked as a nurse for 30 years in several different departments, ranging from the NICU to instructing other nurses.

A few years ago, her supervisors at work started to notice that she was not entirely herself. She would lose her train of thought often and struggle with regular tasks.

Eventually, they put her on leave. During that time, she went to a doctor to figure out what was going on. That’s when she was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s.

After a while, she had to leave …