Yesterday, Seth Rogen spoke in front of the Senate to provide his support for Alzheimer's research, and told his personal story about seeing the destruction the disease can cause, by way of someone very dear to him: his wife's mother.
His mother-in-law, before the age of 60, was unable to use the bathroom by herself and had forgotten how to speak. He and his wife started Hilarity for Charity to benefit Alzheimer's research, and Rogen was hoping to draw more attention to his cause by attending the hearing. However, if you watch his speech above, there were a lot of empty seats on the senators' side.
Rogen, of course, took exception to this, wrote about it on Twitter, and called Senator Mark Kirk out.
Not sure why only two senators were at the hearing. Very symbolic of how the Government views Alzheimer's. Seems to be a low priority.— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) February 26, 2014
All those empty seats are senators who are not prioritizing Alzheimer's. Unless more noise is made, it won't change. pic.twitter.com/xDW6tlMHmH— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) February 26, 2014
.@SenatorKirk pleasure meeting you. Why did you leave before my speech? Just curious.— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) February 26, 2014
Check out his charity here and share your story if you know someone suffering from the disease.