My Life As A Caregiver
By Dawn Haskin If you don’t know anyone with Alzheimer’s disease it will not be long before you do. An estimated 5.4 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease and another 14.9 million people act as...
Tagged: Alzheimer’s Association
Coming soon: Alzheimer’s listening session in San Francisco 8/10
You may have noticed the recent news about a new therapy for advanced melanoma. Good news. Listening to an interview with one of the scientists involved, he commented, “this is the payoff of decades...
News of memory implants reminds us: we can all contribute to the CA state plan’s awareness goals
Screaming headlines greeted me when I returned from an Alzheimer’s meeting in San Diego on Friday night – “Memory Implant Gives Rats Sharper Recollection.” Well, not really a headline, and not screaming either, but...
Walk season starts: view new how-to videos
I can’t believe it’s already June and Walk to End Alzheimer’s is in full swing. In May, we launched our national advertising campaign and we’ve been getting calls from all over Northern California and...
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...
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...
New research funded by the Alzheimer’s Association yesterday
One of my favorite things to do as the CEO of the Alzheimer’s Association is present research checks to young scientists who are exploring innovative ways to tackle Alzheimer’s disease. I did just that...
