News and notes / The Longest Day
by Michelle Johnston · Published December 17, 2018 · Last modified December 3, 2019
The Longest Day®is the day with the most light “” the summer solstice. Between now and June 20, people across the world will participate in a fundraising activity of their choosing. Together, we can...
by Michelle Johnston · Published December 10, 2018 · Last modified April 11, 2024
Atlas. Camp. Carr. Ferguson. Nuns. Mendocino Complex. Redwood Valley Complex. Tubbs. These are some of the large fires that have devastated our region in the past 18 months. Daily life for those with Alzheimer’s...
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...
by Michelle Johnston · Published November 16, 2018 · Last modified December 17, 2018
En Español To help you meet the amazing Alzheimer’s Association team who are “The Brains Behind Saving Yours®,” we are sharing the stories of our chapter staff on this blog. Today, we’d like...
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...
Stacey, a 40-year old mother with two young children, is living with Alzheimer’s disease. Watch the story of “Team Stacey”, this year’s top team at the East Bay Walk to End Alzheimer’s. The team...
Caregiving / News and notes / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Michelle Johnston · Published October 29, 2018 · Last modified February 1, 2019
Almost 1,000 employees, family members and friends have joined the Kaiser Permanente team for the San Francisco Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Nov. 10. This is the largest single team to have ever participated...
