Why I Walk: Faith’s story
From another one of our passionate, committed walkers! Thinking back and knowing what I know now, Mom was showing signs of Alzheimer’s disease about four years before she was diagnosed. Maybe it started when...
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Why I Walk: Kelci’s Story
Hi Everyone, I’d like to share another story with you about Kelci who walks in our Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Walnut Creek. She has a great story – and a great reason to...
Why I Walk: Doris’s Story
Hi Everyone, I have been hearing some great stories about why people Walk and I wanted to share another one with you. This one comes from Doris, who walks in our Walnut Creek Walk...
A Big BvB Thank You!
I am a board certified music therapist and work at a skilled nursing facility in San Francisco that specializes in Alzheimer’s and dementia care. Working every day with people who have the disease, I...
Alzheimer’s research in the news: Copper
Metals are nearly everywhere in our environment, and they are present naturally in our body and brain. They play important roles in our diet and they are essential to a variety of processes in...
New Investigator Research Grant: Dr. Owen Carmichael, UC Davis
This week, we presented a New Investigator Research Grant to Owen T. Carmichael, Ph.D. assistant professor at the University of California, Davis for his study “Imaging Biomarkers of Preclinical Cerebrovascular Disease.” To understand this...
Play Through the Pain
I last spoke to my father nearly five years ago. He was finally diagnosed with dementia in 2007 after a number of misdiagnoses and long battles with depression and substance abuse. During our last...
Nicole: A bride on a mission!
Hi everyone, I just had to share this awesome story I got from our Walk in Sacramento. Nicole is walking to end Alzheimer’s in honor of her dad, then that very same evening, she...
