Alzheimer's champions / News and notes / Newsletter / Profiles
by Alzheimer's Association · Published July 6, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
Dr. Diane Woodruff cares for her mother, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease approximately four years ago. She regularly attends two different caregiver support groups sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association. “They have helped me...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver voices / Alzheimer's champions / Profiles / Stefanie, family care specialist
by sbonigut · Published June 20, 2012 · Last modified April 14, 2014
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...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver voices / Alzheimer's champions / Profiles / Stefanie, family care specialist
by sbonigut · Published June 20, 2012 · Last modified March 31, 2014
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...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver tips / News and notes
by Alzheimer's Association · Published May 30, 2012 · Last modified April 14, 2014
Following a morning packed with information about research, the afternoon session of the Alzheimer’s Association education conference in Petaluma featured a panel discussion with four individuals who are currently caring for a loved one...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver tips / Alzheimer's research news / News and notes
by Alzheimer's Association · Published May 30, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
It’s yet another packed house at our education conference today in Petaluma, Calif. The morning started with The Pathological Course of Alzheimer’s Disease: Why Finding a Cure Has Been So Hard by Owen Carmichael,...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver tips / Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver voices / News and notes
by Alzheimer's Association · Published May 16, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
Amy Whelan, Esq., is a senior staff attorney at the National Center for Lesbian Rights talked about the history of the LGBT community and common hurdles LGBT elders face in healthcare access. Theses challenges...
Alzheimer's research news / News and notes
by Alzheimer's Association · Published May 16, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
Michael Weiner, M.D., director of the Center for Imaging of Neurodegenerative Disease, San Francisco VA Medical Center and professor of Radiology, Medicine, Psychiatry and Neurology with UCSF discussed the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI)....
Alzheimer's champions / News and notes / Newsletter / Profiles
by Alzheimer's Association · Published May 4, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
When we first came to the United States as refugees from Vietnam, my father worked in a cereal factory with a starting wage of $3.75 per hour. Soon after, my mother also started work...
