Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver tips / Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver voices / News and notes
by Alzheimer's Association · Published May 16, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
Amy Whelan, Esq., is a senior staff attorney at the National Center for Lesbian Rights talked about the history of the LGBT community and common hurdles LGBT elders face in healthcare access. Theses challenges...
Alzheimer's research news / News and notes
by Alzheimer's Association · Published May 16, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
Michael Weiner, M.D., director of the Center for Imaging of Neurodegenerative Disease, San Francisco VA Medical Center and professor of Radiology, Medicine, Psychiatry and Neurology with UCSF discussed the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI)....
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver tips / Stefanie, family care specialist
by Alzheimer's Association · Published May 9, 2012 · Last modified March 31, 2014
We live in a mobile society. It’s no longer the norm for families to live in the same town or state. Our families can be spread across the globe. That, in conjunction with our...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver voices / Angie, family caregiver
by acarrillo · Published May 7, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
Saturday mornings are a time that I have carved out for me to do whatever I want. Usually, I get up early to attend a Weight Watcher’s meeting and then hit the grocery store...
Alzheimer's champions / News and notes / Newsletter / Profiles
by Alzheimer's Association · Published May 4, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
When we first came to the United States as refugees from Vietnam, my father worked in a cereal factory with a starting wage of $3.75 per hour. Soon after, my mother also started work...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver voices / Alzheimer's champions / Bill, Area Leader
by wmfisher · Published May 1, 2012 · Last modified April 16, 2014
I shared with you recently that my father had, among other issues, Alzheimer’s disease. His journey came to an inglorious end in late March after we had moved him to a nursing home. He...
Alzheimer's champions / News and notes
by Alzheimer's Association · Published April 24, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
To illustrate the fact that Alzheimer’s is a bi-partisan issue, Harry Johns started today’s lunch session by asking the Democrats in the room to applaud. He then asked Republicans to applaud. It became evident...
Alzheimer's champions / News and notes
by Alzheimer's Association · Published April 24, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
Day two of the Alzheimer’s Association Advocacy Forum started at 4 a.m. PST. The team from California was blurry eyed but ready to tackle a program jam-packed with great speakers. Following a rousing roll...
