Angel Smith of Salem, Oregon, spent years as her mother Hope’s primary caregiver before she ever thought of herself as an advocate. Now retired from the U.S. Army, she brings the lessons of that...
Joey Yourchek didn’t set out to become one of the most dedicated volunteers in the Pacific Northwest. It started with a client, a woman with Alzheimer’s disease who changed the way he saw everything....
By Anjali Sadarangani When Lili’s daughter Olivia was born with Down syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease was the last thing on her mind. But as Olivia grew up, Lili learned that people with Down syndrome face...
The C‑CARERS project at UCSF is reshaping how we understand the experiences of dementia caregivers—especially those in rural and underserved communities. Inspired by her own family’s caregiving journey, researcher Jarmin Yeh is leading an...
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...
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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...
