New Board Elected for FY’16
On June 27, a new board was elected to lead the charge into FY’16. Three new members were added, and current board member Karen Stevenson was elected president. We asked Karen to share her...
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Mikey Hoag: Calling on a Community to Raise Funds
Nothing made Michaela (Mikey) Hoag of Atherton, California, feel more powerless than when her father, living more than 2,000 miles away on the East Coast, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Unable to help with...
Dagmar Dolby: Amplifying her voice as an Alzheimer’s Advocate
Dagmar Dolby and her husband, Ray, sound pioneer and founder of Dolby Laboratories, led a charmed life. But it was one they eventually found disrupted and forever changed by Alzheimer’s disease. It began when...
Nedra Brown – Why I Walk
I walk”¦ because like so many other caregivers, I have been through the agony of watching a loved one face Alzheimer’s and lose the battle. We, who have been through this, have seen the...
Across California and the Globe, Staff Team Members Pursue an End to Alzheimer’s on The Longest Day
Today is The Longest Day of the year and teams are doing activities from sunrise to sunset across the country and the world to fight Alzheimer’s. Staff members of the Alzheimer’s Association in Northern...
I Never Forget to Remember
by Melissa Belgrave Remembering Alzheimer’s has never been hard for me. When my father was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s, my family and I watched as things got harder and harder for him to...
[6.19.15] Alzheimer’s Association Conference in Rohnert Park: Continuum of Care IX
Alzheimer’s Disease: Continuum of Care IX Date: Thursday, June 19, 2015 Time: 8:30 am – 4 pm Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel One Doubletree Drive Rohnert Park, CA 94928 Get Directions The North Bay...
“I thought Alzheimer’s was just an elderly disease”
I was like everyone else that I know, I thought Alzheimer’s is just an elderly disease. Boy did I find out the hard way that is just not the case. My son Jason was...
