Difficult diagnosis leads Bay Area sisters to find the Alzheimer’s Association
When Tuseda Graggs and her sister Stacey Johnson noticed changes in their mother, Willie Mae, they sought medical care. Their...
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Filmmaker rewrites his own ending while educating others
Darren Colston of Oakland made a short film about his grandfather who died with dementia in 2013. Dissatisfied with the...
Vallejo woman educates her community with entertainment
Vallejo woman educates her community with entertainmentWhen Teri Carlyle’s grandma, Rachel Daniels, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, Teri jumped into action...
Watch: Recent Developments in Alzheimer’s Disease by Yaisa Andrews – Zwilling, Ph.D.
In this video, Yaisa Andrews-Zwilling, M.Sc. Ph.D. speaks about recent developments in Alzheimer’s disease research, drugs and prevention.
Watch: 2016 African American Forum – Ask the Experts Session
The 8th Annual African American Wellness Forum took place on April 16th in Berkeley, CA. Attendees had the opportunity to learn more about Alzheimer’s disease, and interact with other caregivers in similar caregiving situations. Caregivers also learned how to respond when Alzheimer’s causes unpredictable behaviors, how to reduce their risk of developing Alzheimer’s, and various ways to stay strong during stressful caregiving experiences.
A Bay Area Alzheimer’s Advocate Shares Her Story
My advocacy work is personal. My mother died as a result of Alzheimer’s on October 4, 2009. I was there with her every day and every step of the way. My family had always been very close knit and my mother meant the world to me. I didn’t think that I would be able to live without her. It broke my heart into a million pieces and hurt like hell to watch this cruel disease erase my mother’s memory of those she loved and then kill her.
