Advocate Shares Story of Hospice Care and End of Life
My name is Michele Lauren and I’m an Alzheimer’s advocate in honor of Grace, my mother, who is no longer with us to share her story. While living with late stage Alzheimer’s disease, my...
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“Seniors Undaunted: Joyful Discomfort” by Sheila Signer
Sheila Signer devoted her working life to the development of infants and toddlers. She also has a passion for singing/songwriting, world travel and photography. Sheila has Benson’s syndrome, a rare form of Alzheimer’s that...
A Caregiver’s Decision to Participate in Clinical Trials
The Alzheimer’s Association spoke with TrialMatch user Wanda Young about her participation in clinical studies. Wanda is caregiver for her husband, mother and brother, all of whom have forms of dementia. She is participating...
Riding for Alzheimer’s Awareness
Gail Coats shares how her husband got inspired to ride his bike 40-50 miles a day for Alzheimer’s awareness. My husband, Dan, has early onset Alzheimer’s disease. He is only 51-years-old and was officially diagnosed...
Thoughts from a Volunteer
By John Becker, Ph.D. – Helpline Volunteer “Is this Alzheimer’s disease?” That’s a question I’ve often been asked by frightened patients or family members during my career as a clinical psychologist. Helping people answer...
Alzheimer’s Advocates Share Their Stories
On February 7th, 2017, more than 150 people from California gathered in Sacramento to attend the Alzheimer’s Association State Advocacy Day. The passionate advocates braved severe weather and travel delays to come together and...
Running Hundreds of Miles to Raise Alzheimer’s Awareness
Steve Schwalbach lives in Kentucky but he will be running from Tahoe to San Francisco this September to honor his mother and raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease. Read his story below. How did your...
“Seniors Undaunted””Airport Adventures”
Sheila Signer has spent her life as a writer, singer/songwriter, world traveler and photographer. She now has Benson’s syndrome, a rare form of Alzheimer’s which affects visual processing. Sheila shares how the disease has...
