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...
Caregiving / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Alzheimer's Association · Published September 27, 2016 · Last modified September 21, 2016
Ahmed Ortiz is participating in the Sacramento Walk to End Alzheimer’s. He says the cause to #endalz is as close to his heart as a cause can be. Read Ahmed’s story below. I lost...
According to the Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) organization, there are an estimated 1.5 to 3 million lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) elders nationwide. A recent report by the Institute for Multigenerational...
Caregiving / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Alzheimer's Association · Published September 20, 2016 · Last modified September 21, 2016
Candy Berlin has been involved with the Santa Cruz Walk to End Alzheimer’s for nine years now. Her mother, Shirley, was diagnosed at the age of 73 and passed away in 2007. Candy’s family...
Caregiving / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Alzheimer's Association · Published September 13, 2016 · Last modified September 6, 2016
Leah Robbie is not a typical teenager. She’s had to deal with the harsh reality of Alzheimer’s since she was just six-years-old. Today, she is wise beyond her years, and working hard to carry...
Caregiving / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Alzheimer's Association · Published September 8, 2016 · Last modified September 6, 2016
Geoff Gongwer and his wife Linda Martin have been volunteering at the Alzheimer’s Association since 2010. Both Geoff’s mother and father have Alzheimer’s, and are in memory care facilities. And both of their mothers,...
The idea of losing independence, especially when it comes to using the toilet, is troubling. Issues include finding the bathroom, missing the toilet bowl, and incontinence. Anything we can do to support the independence...
