Updated: June 25, 2018 at 2:12 PM
Jane Krakowski, Katie Couric discuss dementia at AARP event (6 images)
AARP hosts a brain health event featuring Katie Couric, Jane Krakowski and AARP CEO Ann Jenkins to #Disruptdementia in New York City on Monday. Photos by John Angelillo/UPI
Krakowski reacts and wipes away tears when she speaks to Couric. Krakowski lost her father to dementia after battling for ten years.
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Krakowski told Hoda Kotb on "Today" earlier that morning that she shares her experiences in the hope to "maybe relieve them a little of the heartache that it is to watch a family member suffer from this disease."
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Attendees listen to a video message from Bill Gates, who, with the Bill Gates Foundation, is donating $100 million to AARP.
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