A medicine company that puts health above all
Find care
Alzheimer's Disease
Our job’s not done once the medicine is made.
00:00-00:02
[White background with red Lilly logo appears.]
00:03-00:12
[Mary and Peggy are sitting on a tan couch in their living room. They are both wearing sweatshirts and are seated comfortably with their hands on top of their laps. Mary is seated with her legs crossed. After we are introduced to Mary, a montage of old photos begins to play: the first photo is of Mary in a white dress outside with a gentleman in the background wearing a tie; the second photo is of Mary’s mother and father at a dining table.]
Caption: Mary
Mary: My mother had Alzheimer's disease. At that point in time, I didn't know that that was going to be me someday. But I kind of thought maybe someday it might. And I'm glad that I went through it with her, because I know what to expect.
00:13-00:24
[The scene then returns to Mary and Peggy on their couch. A montage with photos of them together begins to play; the first photo is of Mary and Peggy sitting in doors together; the second photo is of them standing outside together in summer clothing; the third photo is of them sitting in a restaurant booth, with Mary leaning her head on Peggy’s shoulder; the fourth photo is of them at a high-top table in a bar.]
Caption: Peggy
Peggy: We have been married since 2014. We have been together for 30 years. I chased her for six months. Then she finally realized that it's all good.
Mary: “She’s serious.”
00:24-00:38
[The scene then returns to Mary and Peggy on their couch.]
Mary: I worked for the Department of Natural Resources, and so I traveled the state a lot. Well, I got to the point where I couldn't remember which road to take. Finding errors that I normally wouldn't have made that were so simple and so easy.
00:38-00:57
[A photo of Mary at a doctor’s office, completing a cognitive assessment appears. The scene then cuts back to Mary and Peggy on their couch.]
Mary: When I was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, it was kind of a shock but we knew something was wrong. I didn't know what was going on in my brain. Why I was forgetting everything, losing everything. Uh, wallets, money.
Peggy: Her wedding ring, she would just take off and forget. Lost four of those, now she wears it around her neck.
00:57-01:16
[Footage plays of Mary and Peggy sitting in a bench on their porch with their dog in the background before cutting back to them on their couch.]
Mary: I was relieved to know that there was something—that I was diagnosed, because we knew that I was having issues.
Peggy: There was some depression there too, I think.
Mary: Oh yeah, there was some depression.
Peggy: ‘Cause, I mean, that that's not the best scenario that you really want. But she was, I guess, almost relieved that now she knows, “this is why I'm doing this.”
01:17-01:34
[Footage of Mary and Peggy having a conversation in their kitchen plays, followed by clips of Mary walking their dog on the sidewalk in her neighborhood, completing a puzzle at her kitchen table with Peggy watching, and a gathering with their friends in the outdoor seating section at a restaurant. After all of the footage plays, two photos of Mary and Peggy appear: the first is of them in summer clothing with the ocean in the background; the second is of them outside on a promenade.]
Mary: So far, it's been okay. I seem to be maintaining fairly well, which is makes me happy. I don't know if it's because I'm active, I walk. I do a lot of reading. I do a lot of puzzles.
Peggy: Twice a month we'll meet friends for lunch. In February, we went to Florida and just to get away.
01:35-01:47
[The scene cuts back to Mary on her couch, then footage of her lying down on the couch playing games on her phone.]
Mary: If I could slow down the progression, I would. I think I've tried to do as much as I can do to make it slow down. Advice I can give other people who have it? Find it while it's still early, while they can do something more with it.
01:47-02:06
[A photo of Mary sitting with her dog on the couch appears, followed by photos of Mary standing next to an ocean and Mary sitting on a boat. The scene then cuts back to Mary and Peggy on their couch.]
Mary: It's a depressing thing, and it's something that you don't want to accept in your life, but you need to tackle it and get a grip on it early. I know I'm declining because my wife tells me I am declining all the time! But I know that's going to happen. I'm going to be grateful for what I get.
Peggy: For as much time as...
Mary: Time as I get, yeah.
02:06-02:08
[Scene cuts to Peggy and Mary standing together in their home laughing.]
Mary: As much as I can remember, for as long as I can get.
02:09-02:15[White background with red Lilly logo fades into frame to conclude the video.]
Years making medicine
Patented medications
Nobel Prizes for medicine
Medicine starts with safety
Protect yourself from counterfeits
