Unable to attend the Forum, but still inspired
Unable to attend this year’s Advocacy Forum in Washington, D.C., which just concluded, I got caught up on its “happenings” by reading some of the highlights. Sure, I know missing the party is not...
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Notes from the Alzheimer’s Association Advocacy Forum: Day 2 & 3 Training and to the Hill
Following yesterday’s inspiring opening comments by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, my fellow advocates and I were in store for an intense day of learning, training and sharing. We first heard from members of...
Notes from the Alzheimer’s Association Advocacy Forum: Day 2, Newt Gingrich
Good morning from day two of the Alzheimer’s Association Advocacy Forum. In this morning’s general session, we heard from former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. Newt co-chaired the Alzheimer’s Study Group with Senator...
Notes from the Alzheimer’s Association Advocacy Forum: Day 1, a celebration of success
Greetings from the Alzheimer’s Association Advocacy Forum in Washington, D.C. The Forum got off to a rousing start this evening with a review of the past year’s advocacy success on the state and federal...
American Society on Aging conference provides motivation to support the HOPE act
Do you think everyone is asleep at the wheel? Well, I do too, sometimes”¦ but not this week! This week I encountered nearly four thousand people who gathered at the annual conference for the...
New AD guidelines: Implications for the health care system
Sometimes the news we read and hear about Alzheimer’s disease is dizzying and it seems that only researchers with multiple initials after their names can understand and make sense of such new developments. But,...
Budget fallout begins
In a flash, the hope I had upon reading a recent article in the New York Times (“Vast Gene Study Offers New Insights into Alzheimer’s“) was dashed as California’s budget actions took a hard-hitting...
Wonder what it’s like to ask legislators for funding when California is bleeding red?
Wonder what it’s like to be at the State Capitol in Sacramento at a time when California is bleeding red? Well, if you are there to raise awareness and tell your elected officials that...
