>>> AND LANCE BASS HAS SOME BIG
NEWS TO SHARE.
COMING UP A
>>> OUR FRIEND AND FUNNY GIRL
JANE KRAKOWSKI HAS BEEN CRACKING
US BOTH UP ON THE SCREEN AND
HERE IN THE STUDIO FOR YEARS!
>> YES.
SO GOOD NEWS.
>> WHAT IS IT?
>> SHE'S BACK!
AND SHE'S GOING TO TELL US
WHAT'S AHEAD FOR THE UNBREAKABLE
KIM MY S
KIMMY SCHMIDT.
>> AND SHE'S GOING TO TELL US
ABOUT HER NEW PROJECT.
YOU DON'T THINK YOU TWO SHOULD
BE FRIENDS?
>> I IMMEDIATELY FEEL LIKE I
WANT TO BE FRIENDS WU.
.
>> I WANT TO BE FRIENDS WU.
>> DONE.
>> WE'RE WAITING FOR "THE
UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT."
>> IT'S COMING OUT AND READY FOR
STREAMING.
BUT THE NEXT VERSION ISN'T UNTIL
JANUARY 2019.
BUT I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW I'M
AVAILABLE FOR BAR MITZVAHS.
>> YOU ALWAYS CRACK US UP, BUT
TODAY YOU'RE HERE FOR KIND OF A
SERIOUS TOPIC.
ALZHEIMER'S IS BIG IN THIS
COUNTRY AND IT'S ALSO AFFECTED
YOU PERSONALLY, RIGHT?
>> YES, AND I'M HERE FOR THE
AMAZING NEWS JAY JENKINS MADE
EARLIER ON "THE EARLY SHOW" THAT
THEY'RE MAKING A $6.2 MILLION
INVESTMENT FOR RESEARCH,
POSSIBLY MEDICINES AND A CURE.
I LOST MY FATHER TO DEMENTIA,
AND WE HAD ALMOST A 10-YEAR
BATTLE WITH IT BECAUSE HE WAS
DIAGNOSED WITH EARLY ONSET
DEMENTIA.
AND IT IS VERY, VERY HARD ON THE
PATIENT AS WELL AS THE FAMILY
AND ESPECIALLY THE CAREGIVER,
WHICH WAS MY MOTHER.
SO I'M HOPING TODAY THAT I CAN
TALK ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE THAT
WOULD HOPEFULLY HELP OTHER
PEOPLE THAT FEEL THEY'RE GOING
THROUGH THE SAME THING AND MAYBE
RELIEVE A LITTLE HEARTACHE FOR
THE FAMILY MEMBER SUFFERING FOR
THIS DISEASE.
>> I HEARD MARIA SHRIVER TALK
ABOUT HOW SHE DEALT WITH HER
FATHER WHO HAD ALZHEIMER'S.
SHE WAS LIKE, NO, DAD, I'M RIGHT
HERE.
AND SHE DECIDED TO JUST TALK.
YOU MUST HAVE HAD MANY OF THOSE
MOMENTS ON THIS JOURNEY.
>> IT'S HEARTBREAK FOR PEOPLE
WHO REALIZE THE AMOUNT OF
DECLINE IN THE PATIENT.
FOR THEM NOT TO REMEMBER YOUR
NAME OR REMEMBER YOU WHEN YOU
WALK THROUGH THE DOOR IS
HEARTBREAKING FOR YOU.
BUT AS FOR MARIA'S STORY, AT THE
VERY END, MY FATHER AND I USED
TO SING AND DANCE TOGETHER.
I WAS ABLE TO GET HIM PHYSICALLY
UP BECAUSE HE WAS WHEELCHAIR
WHEELCHAIR BOUND AT THE TIME,
AND I GOT HIM TO LIGHT UP LIKE
IT WAS THE OLD DAYS, AND I FEEL
LIKE I GAVE HIM A LITTLE BIT OF
LIGHT IN THE REMEMBRANCE WE HAD
IN THAT MOMENT.
>> YOU MUST MISS HIM A LOT.
>> I DO.
HE WAS A HILARIOUS MAN IN
MUSICAL TO EVERYTHING FROM MAGIC
AND PERFORMING IN COMMUNITY
THEATER.
MY MOTHER PERFORMED IN COMMUNITY
THEATER AS WELL, SO I THINK THEY
HAD A HUGE INFLUENCE ON WHAT I
DO NOW, BOTH OF THEM.
>> YOU HAVE A PANEL THAT YOU AND
KATIE ARE MONITORING TOGETHER.
>> THE "TODAY" SHOW'S OWN KATIE
COURIC.
ALSO THE FOUNDATION IS DONATING
$2.6 MILLION.
SO MANY ARE DIAGNOSED WITH IT
AND IT'S REALLY GOING TO BE
AFFECTING PEOPLE IN THE WORLD,
SO WE NEED TO GET SOMETHING.
THERE IS NO MEDICINE THAT FIXES
IT, THERE IS NO CURE, AND IT'S
ONE OF THE MOST PAINFUL THINGS
TO EXPERIENCE A LOVED ONE TO
SLOWLY DISAPPEAR FROM YOU.
>> WELL, YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR
MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS, AND
YOU'RE HELPING OUT THIS CAUSE.
JANE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE
YOU.
AND DON'T FORGET, Y'ALL, YOU TWO