Caregiver strategies: compassionate communication
Spanish translation Grandma’s birthday party “That’s not my food.” Alexandra Castillo Weisgerber’s 99-year-old grandmother, who has dementia, was having...
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A Daughter Discovers the Power of Speaking Out About Alzheimer’s
Emilie Sanders Lee has experienced Alzheimer’s disease twice in her family. In junior high, her grandfather started showing signs of...
Secrets to Their Success
Team captains, top walkers, sponsors and volunteers gathered this week to celebrate everyone’s hard work on the Silicon Valley Walk...
Pulling Together for Mom: A Family Caregiving Story
After his smart, independent mom fell prey to an IRS scam, Brian O’Shea knew something was terribly wrong. He shared...
A Future Robbed by Alzheimer’s
29-year-old Jasmeen Karan of San Mateo grew up with a mom she describes as “very loving, definitely a homemaker, a...
Why I Walk: Terri Simmons Has Faith Someone Always Comes Through
Terri Simmons, volunteer extraordinaire, was a participant in the Stockton Walk to End Alzheimer’s last weekend. She also serves on...
Why I Walk: A Family Reunion
Daniel Ramos is participating in the Silicon Valley Walk to End Alzheimer’s in honor of his mother, who is currently...
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...
