For Volunteer Appreciation Week we are highlighting Sharon Brown, a support group facilitator and community educator for the Alzheimer’s Association®. Sharon’s lifelong caregiving led her to become a dedicated volunteer. After caring for her...
Vicky Patel has supported the Alzheimer’s Association® for over a decade in honor of her father, becoming one of the nation’s top Walk to End Alzheimer’s fundraisers and a major supporter of research, including...
Evelyn Joseph, a participant of the U.S. POINTER study, shares how structured guidance on nutrition, exercise, and cognitive training helped her lose weight, improve her heart and brain health, and discover how much lifestyle...
AAPI / Caregiving / DEI / Education / News and notes
by Jennifer Tinkelenberg · Published January 15, 2026 · Last modified January 6, 2026
This is the second installment of a two-part series on long distance caregiving. Please check out last week’s blog to learn more about Mr. Sen Gupta and his diagnosis. Nita Sharma, a long-distance caregiver...
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by Jennifer Tinkelenberg · Published January 8, 2026 · Last modified January 6, 2026
In the first installment of this two-part long distance caregiver series, we meet Nita Sharma and her father Mr. Ashoke Sen Gupta who had dementia. Nita lives in the California Bay Area while her...
by Jennifer Tinkelenberg · Published December 18, 2025 · Last modified January 6, 2026
By Catherine Jones “I’m sorry,” said the passenger to me on the Hurtigruten ship as we made our way into the fiords off the coast of Norway. This was in response to my sharing that...
DEI / Native American / News and notes
by Jennifer Tinkelenberg · Published November 21, 2025 · Last modified January 6, 2026
November is Native American and Alaskan Native Heritage Month. Valerie Bill grew up thinking memory loss was normal aging, only later learning it was dementia after both her mother and mother-in-law showed signs. Now...
by Jennifer Tinkelenberg · Published November 11, 2025 · Last modified January 6, 2026
When Bob was diagnosed with vascular dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic, he and his wife Amy decided to follow their daughter across the country to be closer to family. Since their arrival in the...
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by Alzheimer's Association · Published October 31, 2025 · Last modified January 6, 2026
By Alan Freedman Before Alzheimer’s disease, Robyn had been a natural communicator, a leader, and someone who understood people instinctively. Her husband, Alan, is introverted and autistic. In his own words, Alan shares how...
News and notes / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Jennifer Tinkelenberg · Published October 27, 2025 · Last modified October 28, 2025
Dennis spent 30 years in the fashion industry before becoming a substance abuse counselor and retiring in Rio Vista with his wife. After being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, he now travels to Sacramento twice a...
News and notes / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Jennifer Tinkelenberg · Published October 17, 2025 · Last modified November 10, 2025
Tara Blessinger, a certified death doula and founder of Purple Iris End of Life Services, helps families navigate end-of-life care with compassion, planning, and legacy projects. Inspired by personal loss and her own genetic...
