Having both a grandmother and then, thirty years later, a mother with dementia, Joan Marks knows what it’s like to be a caregiver. Because of her experience with the disease, she decided to give...
News and notes / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Jennifer Tinkelenberg · Published September 18, 2020 · Last modified September 16, 2020
Guest blog by Sheri Katz When Wally from Lakeport was first diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease 2014, he was devastated. He felt like he had done something wrong. It took him years to understand that...
African American / News and notes / Women and Alzheimer's
by Jennifer Tinkelenberg · Published July 27, 2020 · Last modified July 29, 2020
After benefiting from Alzheimer’s Association services, Marc Loupe was inspired to volunteer. Now as member of two different Walk to End Alzheimer’s committees and the chapter Board of Directors, Marc educates others on the...
