The Longest Day: Use these hours to fight, fight, fight
Next comes a great reminder to use The Longest Day to get re-charged with inspiration to fight for this cause! Sherrie is a regular contributor to our blog and is a long time advocacy...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver voices / Alzheimer's champions / Sherrie, advocacy volunteer / Stefanie, family care specialist
by sbonigut · Published June 20, 2012 · Last modified March 31, 2014
Next comes a great reminder to use The Longest Day to get re-charged with inspiration to fight for this cause! Sherrie is a regular contributor to our blog and is a long time advocacy...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver tips / Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver voices / Alzheimer's champions / Stefanie, family care specialist
by sbonigut · Published June 20, 2012 · Last modified April 12, 2014
Our next blog comes from Roger, whose wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at just 55 years old. “The longest day.” Every day can potentially be long for a caregiver. Caregivers can experience isolation. Caregivers can work countless hours trying...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver voices / Alzheimer's champions / Profiles / Stefanie, family care specialist
by sbonigut · Published June 20, 2012 · Last modified March 31, 2014
Our second blog for The Longest Day comes from Lori, a long-time volunteer and fundraiser with the Alzheimer’s Association. Lori’s mother has Alzheimer’s disease. My mother Shirley Preuitt is at the end stages of...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver voices / Alzheimer's champions / Stefanie, family care specialist
by sbonigut · Published June 20, 2012 · Last modified March 31, 2014
Our first guest blog today is from Vincent, who blogs about his experience caring for his mother with Alzheimer’s disease. I encourage you all to check him out at www.dementia-mama-drama.com What do you remember?...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver voices / Alzheimer's champions / Stefanie, family care specialist
by sbonigut · Published June 20, 2012 · Last modified March 31, 2014
Today is The Longest Day – Summer Solstice, the day with the most hours of daylight. And on this Longest Day, we are honoring people with Alzheimer’s disease and their care partners for the...
Alzheimer's research news / Dr. Edgerly, Executive Director
by eedgerly · Published June 14, 2012 · Last modified April 14, 2014
We’ve known for quite some time now that more women than men get Alzheimer’s disease. In fact almost two thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s are women. However, much of this perceived disparity is often...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver tips / News and notes
by Alzheimer's Association · Published May 30, 2012 · Last modified April 14, 2014
Following a morning packed with information about research, the afternoon session of the Alzheimer’s Association education conference in Petaluma featured a panel discussion with four individuals who are currently caring for a loved one...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver tips / Alzheimer's research news / News and notes
by Alzheimer's Association · Published May 30, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
It’s yet another packed house at our education conference today in Petaluma, Calif. The morning started with The Pathological Course of Alzheimer’s Disease: Why Finding a Cure Has Been So Hard by Owen Carmichael,...