Bill, Area Leader / News and notes / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by wmfisher · Published September 7, 2015 · Last modified September 8, 2015
Four members of our team are just back from our annual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Washington, D.C. We brought together more than 4,500 scientists from around the world to share the challenges, promise...
Advocacy / News and notes / Newsletter / Research
by Alzheimer's Association · Published September 7, 2015 · Last modified March 3, 2016
The National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease, which was mandated by the 2011 National Alzheimer’s Project Act, has a primary goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s by 2025. Leading scientists have said we...
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Such beautiful sentiments – thanks to all of the San Francisco walkers who shared their stories with us through Facebook. We hope the movement to #ENDALZ continues to grow and that we truly make...
My Papa was the best. He was a hard worker, a loyal husband, father and the most incredible grandpa. His heart and arms were always open to welcome me home, celebrate a life milestone,...
Alzheimer's champions / News and notes / Profiles / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Alzheimer's Association · Published August 6, 2015
My name is Steven A. Barbieri. I will be 55 years old in November of this year, and I have dementia. I was diagnosed about three years ago, on Oct 18, 2012. That phone...
Alzheimer's champions / News and notes / Newsletter
by Alzheimer's Association · Published July 30, 2015
Nothing made Michaela (Mikey) Hoag of Atherton, California, feel more powerless than when her father, living more than 2,000 miles away on the East Coast, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Unable to help with...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver voices / Alzheimer's champions / Caregiving / News and notes / Newsletter
by Alzheimer's Association · Published July 30, 2015 · Last modified January 19, 2016
Dagmar Dolby and her husband, Ray, sound pioneer and founder of Dolby Laboratories, led a charmed life. But it was one they eventually found disrupted and forever changed by Alzheimer’s disease. It began when...
