Dear Researchers: A message from Matt
Dear Researchers, I remember when I was just a little kid and my Grandma Phyllis took care of me every day after elementary school while my parents were at work. She sat me down...
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Dear Researchers: A message from Cynthia
Dear Researchers, On my 63rd Birthday, I was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. As a nurse, I was willing to face this disease. However, the support and love of my family really enabled me to get...
Dear Researchers: A message from Mandy
Dear Researchers, Three years ago, my mother was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease at the young age of 56. My father made the brave decision to retire from his job early in order...
Dear Researchers: A message from Chuck
Dear Researchers, I was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in January of 2012. The diagnosis dramatically and unexpectedly changed my life and the lives of my wife and children. Before my diagnosis I had an...
Dear Researchers: A Message from Vincent
Dear Researchers, I don’t know when I became fully aware of it, but at some point, I became Mama’s caregiver. It’s not a role I would’ve chosen, by any means. I do not have...
Dos Voces, Un Destino: Don Vic
En El Salvador el DÃa de Los Padres se celebra el 17 de Junio. Le contamos la historia de nuestro padre en su honor. Victorino Rodezno nació en 1920, hijo de Pedro Rodezno y...
Exciting Science From This Year’s Researchers Symposium!
About 100 Alzheimer’s Scientists gathered Monday at the Alzheimer’s Association Researchers Symposium. This annual event is organized by the volunteer Medical and Scientific Advisory Council of the Alzheimer’s Association, Northern California and Northern Nevada...
A Son’s Letter to His Mother with Alzheimer’s Disease
About a year ago, Cynthia got lost on the way to her favorite ice cream place – one she had been to time and time again. When she finally found it, ordered herself a...
