Why I Walk | Alzheimers and Dementia Blog - Alzheimers Association of Northern California and Northern Nevada

September 18, 2020

Finding connection and purpose after an Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Guest blog by Sheri Katz When Wally from Lakeport was first diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease 2014, he was devastated. He...

August 28, 2020

Dean Woods returned to her home city of Fresno shortly after her mother passed away with Alzheimer’s. Seeing a need...

August 24, 2020

When Sheri and Blair received Blair’s dementia diagnosis, they refused to accept life was over. The couple sold their home...

August 17, 2020

Summerfield Senior Living is a gold level sponsor for the Yuba City Walk to End Alzheimer’s and a top fundraising...

August 10, 2020

Karen Funk’s mother, who had Alzheimer’s, had been showing signs of the disease long before they received a diagnosis. The...

July 8, 2019

Deanna Wong of Walnut Creek first heard of the Alzheimer’s Association when she was helping to care for her father, David. She...

October 29, 2018

Stacey, a 40-year old mother with two young children, is living with Alzheimer’s disease. Watch the story of “Team Stacey”,...

October 5, 2018

Sushma Narayan of Antioch will be participating in the East Bay Walk to End Alzheimer’s for the sixth year....