Seth Rogen has got his mom on his side.
03.03.2022 - 17:15 / usmagazine.com
When Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller aren’t writing their next scripts, they’re working with a “small and mighty team” to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease — all year round.
Celebrity Charity
The couple launched Hilarity for Charity, a nonprofit that supports families and caregivers impacted by the illness, in 2012. They’ve since raised $17 million for the cause and hosted their second annual CareCon on February 18.
Miller, 39, has a personal connection to the organization, as her mom, Adele Miller, was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s at 55 and passed in 2020.
“It’s given meaning and purpose to huge loss in my life. I personally have gotten so much out of the fortunate opportunity that we had to help other people, which has, in turn, helped me process the loss that my family went through with my mom having this terrible disease,” Miller exclusively tells Us Weekly. “So it’s really a very large feeling of what it means to us. And it’s really something that ranges from insane joy to just lots of tears of, ‘I can’t believe that we’ve gotten to do this stuff.’”
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CareCon is a virtual event created to educate and support Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers. This year, Miller and Rogen, 39, were joined by famous pals such as Amy Poehler, Ben Feldman, Steve Aoki, Dan Fogelman and Adam Shapiro, who conducted workshops and panels — all while bringing some laughs — via Zoom.
“[Amy did] a deep dive into her sleep. Sleep is really important for your brain and your brain health, which is a huge pillar of the work we do at HFC,” Miller said. “And so she was fun. Seth was in that panel. I think they laughed a lot.”
For Rogen, it wasn’t his usual kind of hangout with the Saturday Night Live alum, 50. “It
Seth Rogen has got his mom on his side.
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