Driving and Dementia
by Charles G. Warner Note: This article relates to driving in the state of California. Driving provides independence from others. It is the freedom to go where you please, when you please. If, however,...
Tagged: Alzhiemer’s
Take care when giving to your caregiver
by Charles Warner “There are only four kinds of people in the world – those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need...
Get to know your physician before you meet him/her
by Charles G. Warner Getting Information about a Physician At some point, everyone needs to see a doctor for one reason or another. If you believe you are having memory issues or family members...
Alzheimer’s Association Conference in Monterey – Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: Accepting the Challenge
The Alzheimer’s Association, in partnership with Monterey Bay Geriatric Resource Center presents Alzheimer’s disease and Related Dementias: Accepting the Challenge May 17, 2014 Hyatt Regency Monterey Conference Center 1 Old Golf Course Road Monterey,...
Caregiver Corner: Keep calm and carry on!
We’ve all had times when we felt overwhelmed to the point of “losing it.” For me this happened when I badly injured my knee in the Alps and was alone in a hospital where...
Record $122 million increase for Alzheimer’s disease signed into law by President Obama
At the urging of the Alzheimer’s Association and its more than 600,000 advocates, the funding bill signed into law January 17 by President Obama contained an unprecedented $122 million increase for Alzheimer’s research, education,...
Think It Over… (February, 2014)
Our Alzheimer’s Association family was stunned over the holidays when our Board Member Pat Sippel of Carmel, Calif. passed away unexpectedly. Our Monterey office Director Sherry Williams tells the story of Pat coming into...
New Local Research Grants Awarded
The Alzheimer’s Association is the largest private, nonprofit funder of Alzheimer’s research and we are proud that so many of the world’s leading Alzheimer’s innovators can be found right here in our own back...
