Mark and Carol: A Love Story
Mark and Carol met through a friend and fell in love at a drive-in movie. Hear the couple discuss their first date, their secrets of marital success and the first signs of Carol’s Alzheimer’s...
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Latino Forum in Oakland: If You Are a Caregiver, Take Care of Yourself
Alzheimer’s Association, La ClÃnica de la Raza, SEIU-ULTCW and The Unity Council present: If You Are a Caregiver, Take Care of Yourself Date: Saturday, March 14, 2015 Time: 8:30 am to 12:30 pm Location: Fruitvale San...
Memories in the Making: Singing in the Rain by Maybelle
Memories in the Making is an Alzheimer’s Association art therapy program for individuals with Alzheimer’s and related dementias. Volunteer facilitators help people with dementia – many of whom often have no art background –...
Finding the “sweet spot” as a caregiver and daughter
Erin Kane is a volunteer advocate for the Alzheimer’s Association and loving caregiver to her mother. This is her caregiver story: I’ve spent the past 7 years living with my mother who was diagnosed with...
Memories in the Making: Vineyard by Jean
Memories in the Making is an Alzheimer’s Association art therapy program for individuals with Alzheimer’s and related dementias. Volunteer facilitators help people with dementia – many of whom often have no art background –...
Memories in the Making: Blue Bird by Corinne
Memories in the Making is an Alzheimer’s Association art therapy program for individuals with Alzheimer’s and related dementias. Volunteer facilitators help people with dementia – many of whom often have no art background –...
Nancy and Rod: A Love Story
A second marriage for both, Nancy and Rod’s love story is a whirlwind romance that has endured and thrived even after Rodney’s diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. The couple shares their early days together, how they keep...
New Investigator Research Grant: Eli Puterman, PhD, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
We recently awarded a new investigator research grant to Eli Puterman, assistant professor at the UCSF School of Medicine for his study, “Improving Caregiver’s Daily Lives with Exercise: A Randomized Study”. With a growing...
