by Michelle Johnston · Published January 25, 2019 · Last modified January 21, 2021
January 2021: We’re sad to report that Bob died from Alzheimer’s on January 16, 2021. We are so thankful for the courage that Bob showed in sharing his experiences and speaking with legislators about...
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...
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...
by Michelle Johnston · Published December 3, 2018 · Last modified December 7, 2018
Diana Hayden of Aptos is on a mission to help families learn about Alzheimer’s Association support services for those facing dementias other than Alzheimer’s. A friend told Diana about the Alzheimer’s Association after...
Vanessa Carter and her husband, Joe Ording are looking forward to the birth of their son in January. They are already caring for Vanessa’s parents, Ted and Valda Carter, of Tiburon, who are...
Portia Stewart was working as a film editor in Los Angeles in 1997 when she got the disturbing news that her mother Doris had suffered a major stroke. The left side of Doris’s body...
For the past three years, we have worked with Congressman Ami Bera on his annual Brain Health Forum. We appreciate Congressman Bera’s efforts to educate his constituents on important issues related to Alzheimer’s disease...
by Michelle Johnston · Published July 8, 2018 · Last modified July 10, 2018
Alison Hunter and her sister, Emily, had to grow up fast when their mother developed Alzheimer’s. A call from a concerned sister In 2011, Alison was just about to graduate from college in...
