Vicki is a retired college professor and avid traveler. After retirement, Vicki began experiencing cognitive issues but was told she was just “getting older.” With the help of her husband Forrest, her strongest advocate,...
By Roxanne For Roxanne, running the 2025 San Francisco Marathon is more than a personal challenge; it’s a powerful statement in the fight against a disease that has impacted her family deeply. Inspired to...
Brenda Colling’s journey of having two parents living with dementia, revealed what a difference having adequate support can make for a caregiver. From her father’s diagnosis in the 1980s to her mother’s diagnosis in...
Andrew’s childhood was shaped by the love and care of his grandmother, who later developed Alzheimer’s. Her journey—and the challenges his family faced navigating care—sparked Andrew’s passion for advocacy and inspired him to pursue...
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by Jennifer Tinkelenberg · Published May 12, 2025 · Last modified May 14, 2025
Sang travels regularly from Southern California to the Bay Area to help care for her dad, Quan, who has Alzheimer’s. Along with her mom and three siblings, their family has come together to keep...
Data appearing in the Alzheimer’s Association® 2025 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report highlights the perspective on early detection of Alzheimer’s disease. Roy’s wife, Tracy, was showing signs of cognitive decline, but the couple didn’t feel as though...
by Jennifer Tinkelenberg · Published April 24, 2025 · Last modified May 12, 2025
When Jackie’s husband Tony started showing signs of cognitive issues, she thought it was just normal aging. When their daughters insisted Tony see a doctor, the doctor refused to give him a dementia diagnosis...
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by Jennifer Tinkelenberg · Published April 21, 2025 · Last modified May 12, 2025
When Aubrey’s mother, Edith, was diagnosed with dementia, he didn’t know much about the disease, let alone how to best care for his mother. After attending an Alzheimer’s Association education program at a local...
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by Jennifer Tinkelenberg · Published March 24, 2025 · Last modified May 12, 2025
By Gina Carnago Dani Macri, a fellow for the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), recalls his experience caring for his grandfather, who died after living with Alzheimer’s disease for four years. Dani felt the...
Jennifer Harrington cared for her mother, Joan Preston, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. At the time, it was the early 2000s and Jennifer felt lost. She found the Alzheimer’s Association® and called their...
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by Jennifer Tinkelenberg · Published February 21, 2025 · Last modified March 17, 2025
When Gleoria’s husband Curtis was first diagnosed with dementia, she turned to the Alzheimer’s Association® for help. Through the Association she found support and resources she would have otherwise not known about. Because of...
