Walking to take control over Alzheimer’s
Teresa Mandella is co-chair of the Stockton Walk to End Alzheimer’s. She is walking in honor of her husband Frank, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2010. About FrankFrank worked for years in the...
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Deanna walks so other caregivers also receive support
Deanna Wong of Walnut Creek first heard of the Alzheimer’s Association when she was helping to care for her father, David. She saw firsthand how much the education and support services helped her and her mother. ...
Bringing Alzheimer’s out of the closet
Dr. Marcy Adelman’s experience caring for her mother and her concern for elders in the LGBTQ community led to her involvement with the Alzheimer’s Association. Both professionally and personally, Marcy is making a difference...
Bay Area teen works to raise Alzheimer’s awareness
Despite her young age, 13-year-old Hannah Jao from the South Bay has been volunteering to raise Alzheimer’s awareness and funds for over seven years. Recently, she wrote a poem expressing the difficulties faced by...
Alzheimer’s Association support for the LGBT community
Arthur Chan moved from Hong Kong to San Francisco to be able to legally marry. As part of a project to increase dementia capable care for the LGBT community in San Francisco, Arthur shares...
San Mateo caregiver reaches out to help others
Gloria and Arthur Brown are living proof of the adage that it takes a community — a caring and committed community — to support a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease. The San Mateo couple...
Alzheimer’s and the Stonewall Generation
Researchers are learning more about the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) adults who are living with Alzheimer’s or are caregivers. One of the leading researchers in this field...
Attorney volunteers to teach families about legal planning
Conducting online research about Alzheimer’s disease led attorney Vivian Yuan of San Jose to become a volunteer with the Alzheimer’s Association. Handling the estate for a family member who refused to create a plan...
