For Team Hamsters, of San Francisco, participation in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s is a family affair. Craig Bergman, his wife, Janea Nakagawa, and their children, Alec and Lauren, will be participating in...
Susan Dunbar is leading the Purple Posse at the Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Yuba City on September 8. Susan walks in memory of her mother, Dorothy Van Dyke, who died of...
by Michelle Johnston · Published August 12, 2018 · Last modified August 27, 2018
Physicians and first responders helped these siblings determine when it was time to change their mother’s care situation. One of the most difficult decisions a family makes is whether they need to change their...
by Michelle Johnston · Published August 3, 2018 · Last modified April 11, 2024
Two caregivers share their stories of fire evacuation and the impact it has had on their wives, who are living with Alzheimer’s disease. Jon Frieseke’s neighbor knocked on his door just after midnight on...
News and notes / The Longest Day
by Michelle Johnston · Published July 23, 2018 · Last modified February 22, 2019
Participants turned their passions into fundraisers to support Alzheimer’s care and research. Over 240 teams from our chapter participated in The Longest Day in 2018. Coffee roasting, dancing, crafts, hiking and bridge were just...
Alzheimer's champions / News and notes / Profiles / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Michelle Johnston · Published July 13, 2018
The impact of Alzheimer’s on his family led CBS Sacramento’s Tony Lopez to get involved in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Besides Walk to End Alzheimer’s participants, hundreds of others come out on...
by Michelle Johnston · Published July 8, 2018 · Last modified July 10, 2018
Alison Hunter and her sister, Emily, had to grow up fast when their mother developed Alzheimer’s. A call from a concerned sister In 2011, Alison was just about to graduate from college in...
During her senior year at Summerville High, Claire Caldera, of Sonora, had to complete a senior project. Inspired by her grandmother, Alice, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease about two years ago, Claire...
