Category: News and notes

Check here for the latest news and notes from the Alzheimer’s Association.

September 18, 2020

Finding connection and purpose after an Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Guest blog by Sheri Katz When Wally from Lakeport was first diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease 2014, he was devastated. He...

September 11, 2020

Francie Newfield has participated in the Santa Cruz Walk to End Alzheimer’s since it began 26 years ago. What started...

September 4, 2020

When John Schmidt’s mother, Margie, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, he put together a team of professionals, friends and neighbors...

August 28, 2020

Dean Woods returned to her home city of Fresno shortly after her mother passed away with Alzheimer’s. Seeing a need...

August 24, 2020

When Sheri and Blair received Blair’s dementia diagnosis, they refused to accept life was over. The couple sold their home...

August 17, 2020

Summerfield Senior Living is a gold level sponsor for the Yuba City Walk to End Alzheimer’s and a top fundraising...

August 10, 2020

Karen Funk’s mother, who had Alzheimer’s, had been showing signs of the disease long before they received a diagnosis. The...

August 10, 2020

For the past two years companies across the Bay Area competed to raise the most funds for the Alzheimer’s Association,...