Inspired by grandmother to work on Alzheimer’s policy
At age 17, Zack Smith started volunteering with the Alzheimer’s Association, in honor of his grandmother. His volunteer work inspired his choice of college major and has led him to a job with...
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Advocate learns of hidden family connection to Alzheimer’s
When Ria Rabun of Fairfield started volunteering for the Alzheimer’s Association, she didn’t think her family had been affected by Alzheimer’s. She later found out that she was wrong. Sorority partnership with the...
Local ABAM Events in June
Things You Can Do During ABAM June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month (ABAM) “” an opportunity to join the global conversation about the brain, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Everyone who has a...
Reflections on 2014 Advocacy Day in Sacramento
On March 4, more than 130 “ordinary” Californians — all touched in some way by Alzheimer’s disease — convened in Sacramento for the Alzheimer’s Association’s annual Advocacy Day. We came from across the state,...
A first-time advocate’s experience at Advocacy Day
Saturday, March 31, dawned heavy and cloudy and by the time I left my gym at 8:30 a.m., it was pouring. But, had the sun not come out on schedule at precisely the moment...
