Observational studies have shown that as many as half of nursing home residents with advanced dementia have documented pain in the last weeks of life – and about a third have difficulty breathing and...
Caregiving / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Alzheimer's Association · Published October 18, 2016 · Last modified October 6, 2016
My experience with Alzheimer’s started in 2001 when my grandfather died of what was described to me as senility at first, and then I was told it was dementia a few years later. I...
Caregiving / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Alzheimer's Association · Published October 13, 2016 · Last modified October 7, 2016
I am Denise Glassett. It has been 7 years since my husband Roger was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s disease at age 55. There were behaviors in the year prior to the diagnosis that...
Caregiving / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Alzheimer's Association · Published October 11, 2016 · Last modified October 10, 2016
Facing stigma is often a primary concern of people living with Alzheimer’s and their care partners. Those with the disease report being misunderstood because of the myths and misconceptions others have about the disease....
During the months of September and October, the Alzheimer’s Association of Northern California and Northern Nevada completes 19 inspiring Walk events. From Fresno to Monterey to Redding to Reno, people gather in support of...
What if we could diagnose Alzheimer’s before symptoms started? The hope is, future treatments could then target the disease in its earliest stages, before irreversible brain damage or mental decline has occurred. Research on...
by Alzheimer's Association · Published October 4, 2016 · Last modified August 27, 2018
Charles DeCarli, MD, is a Professor of Neurology and Director of the UC Davis Alzheimer’s Disease Center. He has a strong interest in behavioral neurology, with specific emphasis on dementing disorders, including degenerative dementias...
Caregiving / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Alzheimer's Association · Published September 29, 2016 · Last modified October 5, 2016
Frank Wolfe is participating in the Sacramento Walk to End Alzheimer’s in honor of the loved ones he’s lost to the disease. But it is his fundraising challenge that has people talking. If he raises...
