Sacramento Walk Participant Shares Her Story
“My Father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in the 1980’s at age 64. Very few people talked about Alzheimer’s disease back then. It was devastating for our family, especially my mom who was his...
Walk to End Alzheimer's / Women and Alzheimer's
by Alzheimer's Association · Published September 18, 2017 · Last modified September 25, 2017
“My Father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in the 1980’s at age 64. Very few people talked about Alzheimer’s disease back then. It was devastating for our family, especially my mom who was his...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver tips / Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver voices / Caregiving / Walk to End Alzheimer's / Women and Alzheimer's
by Alzheimer's Association · Published September 8, 2017 · Last modified September 25, 2017
“To see someone you love go through Alzheimer’s is heartbreaking. To see first hand how frightened they are is terrible. I don’t want to go through it or have my kids go through it....
by Alzheimer's Association · Published September 5, 2017 · Last modified September 7, 2017
Geoffrey Kerchner, a Stanford neurologist, dedicates his career to his patients and finding a cure for Alzheimer’s disease. He is a past awardee of the Alzheimer’s Association New Investigator Research Grant. Geoff filmed this video for us to...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver tips / Caregiving
by Alzheimer's Association · Published August 25, 2017
“That boy next door keeps putting his trash in my trash cans.” If you are a caregiver, or have a family member with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder, you may have heard similar...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver tips / Caregiving
by Alzheimer's Association · Published July 28, 2017
Summer has long been a time of traveling and leisure activities. As a caregiver the idea of traveling with someone who has Alzheimer’s or other dementias can be stressful, however with the right planning...
by Alzheimer's Association · Published June 22, 2017 · Last modified July 5, 2017
Plaques and tangles. Researchers know the presence of amyloid plaques and tau tangles are associated with Alzheimer’s. But these bad actors also show up in other brain diseases. Do the patterns of amyloid and...
It turns out the best activity to lower your risk of Alzheimer’s disease is dance. When she heard this, Nancy Westcott got an idea. Nancy is a board member for the Northern California and...
Americans are living longer and the number of Americans living with, or caring for someone with, Alzheimer’s or a related dementia is growing. As a result, the number of millennials (people under age 35)...