Nustepping to End Alzheimer’s
NuStep is a global team for the Alzheimer’s Association’s The Longest Day event. NuStep is the manufacturer of an exercise bike and encourages fitness centers to participate in the Longest Day to promote healthy...
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Team RDO BrainiAKAs – Touched by Alzheimer’s, Living a Brain Healthy Lifestyle
Several of us women have banded together from the Rho Delta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. to form team RDO BrainiAKAs. We are a committed team of upwards of 30 excited...
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...
Alzheimer’s Advocates Paint Sacramento Purple
Wednesday April 29th marked the 15th annual California Alzheimer’s Association Advocacy Day. We had volunteers from all over the state come join us, 252 in total (140 from our Northern California and Northern Nevada...
Riding With a Purpose on The Longest Day
In recognition of Father’s Day we would like to thank Peter Daly for his efforts to honor his father’s memory through The Longest Day. Peter is cycling from sunrise to sunset to represent the...
We are the “Brew Crew for Alzheimer’s”
I became involved with the Sacramento Walk To End Alzheimer’s twelve years ago. My motivation? The day former President Ronald Regan passed away. I formed the walk team “Kelly’s Heroes” in memory of my...
“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...
Mindful and Spiritual Living with Alzheimer’s
by Lou A. Bordisso, Ed.D Many years ago, I journeyed from Sacramento, California to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to begin a year as a Novice with a Roman Catholic order. In the middle of my cross-country journey, I...
