A first-time advocate’s experience at Advocacy Day
Saturday, March 31, dawned heavy and cloudy and by the time I left my gym at 8:30 a.m., it was pouring. But, had the sun not come out on schedule at precisely the moment...
Alzheimer's champions / Sherrie, advocacy volunteer
by smatza · Published April 2, 2012 · Last modified March 31, 2014
Saturday, March 31, dawned heavy and cloudy and by the time I left my gym at 8:30 a.m., it was pouring. But, had the sun not come out on schedule at precisely the moment...
Alzheimer's champions / Sherrie, advocacy volunteer
by smatza · Published March 14, 2012 · Last modified March 31, 2014
To prove to you how lacking I am in movie trivia, I did not realize that “A Separation” won the Academy Award for best foreign film until I went to see it yesterday. Having...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver tips / Alzheimer's champions / Sherrie, advocacy volunteer
by smatza · Published January 31, 2012 · Last modified April 13, 2014
If someone you care about is in a nursing home or residential care facility, you may have thought you could let your guard down now and then; but the truth of the matter is...
Alzheimer's champions / Alzheimer's research news / Sherrie, advocacy volunteer
by smatza · Published January 12, 2012 · Last modified March 31, 2014
Who would have thought that the ability of medical personnel to administer cognitive tests for their patients could get them sued? But, according to a January 4 article in the San Francisco Examiner Doctors...
Alzheimer's champions / Sherrie, advocacy volunteer
by smatza · Published December 12, 2011 · Last modified April 14, 2014
As we wind down the year, I am reminded that there are so many avenues for our advocacy! In just the past few days, I’ve come across a variety of stories that have an...
Alzheimer's champions / Sherrie, advocacy volunteer
by smatza · Published November 18, 2011 · Last modified March 31, 2014
Those of us aching for the day that people with Alzheimer’s are truly integrated into our communities coined a phrase: we want communities that are Alzheimer’s friendly. After all, the disability community has led...
Alzheimer's champions / Sherrie, advocacy volunteer
by smatza · Published October 25, 2011 · Last modified March 31, 2014
Reading the letters to the editor section of the newspaper is appealing to me. If published in a well-respected periodical, such letters can provide even more insight into an issue than the original article,...
Alzheimer's champions / Sherrie, advocacy volunteer
by smatza · Published September 7, 2011 · Last modified March 31, 2014
I know what you’re thinking: What, vote now? Do you know what month it is? Well, if you live in San Francisco, summer is (hopefully) just beginning. But yes, I do know what month...