Purdue Alumnus and Wife Transform Adversity into Advocacy

When Pat Bishara was first diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in December 2017, she immediately thought of her family. She feared that one day she would forget the names of her husband, Rafik (HHS PhD‘72), their three daughters, and their 11 grandchildren.

Despite her fear, she accepted her illness—and immediately charted her path into advocacy, with Rafik always at her side.