Emilie Sanders Lee has experienced Alzheimer’s disease twice in her family. In junior high, her grandfather started showing signs of dementia. Years later, Emilie’s mother, Debbie, was diagnosed with younger onset Alzheimer’s disease at...
by Alzheimer's Association · Published November 20, 2017 · Last modified October 22, 2018
Team captains, top walkers, sponsors and volunteers gathered this week to celebrate everyone’s hard work on the Silicon Valley Walk to End Alzheimer’s. At the Thank You Party, we asked some of our fabulous...
After his smart, independent mom fell prey to an IRS scam, Brian O’Shea knew something was terribly wrong. He shared with us how he and his sisters pulled together after learning their mother, Mary,...
by Alzheimer's Association Staff · Published November 6, 2017 · Last modified January 8, 2024
29-year-old Jasmeen Karan of San Mateo grew up with a mom she describes as “very loving, definitely a homemaker, a typical Indian mom.” Now roles have reversed and Jasmeen and her dad, John, are...
Scott and Katrina Thomas were married on March 20, 2005. Katrina says they picked the first day of spring as their wedding date “because it symbolized new beginnings.” Ten years later, in 2015, they...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver tips / Caregiving
by Alzheimer's Association · Published October 30, 2017 · Last modified August 6, 2018
A free app, CareZone, aims to make life a little easier for caregivers. This handy tool can help caregivers to: Coordinate Care From arranging medical appointments, to keeping care partners informed, care coordination can...
Why I Walk: This 6th grader is serious about ending Alzheimer’s When 11-year old Bailey Reis was given a school writing assignment, she went big. She described her dream of curing Alzheimer’s disease, and...
Terri Simmons, volunteer extraordinaire, was a participant in the Stockton Walk to End Alzheimer’s last weekend. She also serves on the Stockton Walk volunteer committee, is Legislative Ambassador for Assemblywoman Susan Eggman, and attends...
