Alzheimer’s Basics: Related Disorders
Dementia is a general term for loss of memory and other mental abilities severe enough to interfere with daily life. It is caused by physical changes in the brain. Alzheimer’s disease is the most...
Category: Caregiving
Are you prepared to get Alzheimer’s?
A new TED Talk was recently released and the subject was Alzheimer’s disease. For those who might not know, TED talks are usually geared towards Technology, Entertainment and Design. This particular talk wasn’t about...
Research news drives dad to Walk to End Alzheimer’s
A message from my dad Rick, who finds inspiration from all of the research coming out of the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference: The Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease 2012 (AAIC), the world’s...
The Longest Day: A tribute to the tireless community caregivers
We’ve heard from daughters, sons and spouses today – now for our last blog, we’ll hear from the professional caregiver side. Thanks to Mark from CiminoCare for offering his perspective on the value and...
The Longest Day: What Alzheimer’s means to me
We’re almost done with our Longest Day blog marathon! Special thanks to Nicole for guest blogging with us today. Nicole is a regular contributor to Cupertino Patch. You can read more about Nicole’s experience...
The Longest Day: Use these hours to fight, fight, fight
Next comes a great reminder to use The Longest Day to get re-charged with inspiration to fight for this cause! Sherrie is a regular contributor to our blog and is a long time advocacy...
The Longest Day: For caregivers, every day is long; but it doesn’t have to be sad
Our next blog comes from Roger, whose wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at just 55 years old. “The longest day.” Every day can potentially be long for a caregiver. Caregivers can experience isolation. Caregivers can work countless hours trying...
The Longest Day: My mom is awake
Our second blog for The Longest Day comes from Lori, a long-time volunteer and fundraiser with the Alzheimer’s Association. Lori’s mother has Alzheimer’s disease. My mother Shirley Preuitt is at the end stages of...
