Alzheimer’s disease: A growing public health crisis
Portia Stewart was working as a film editor in Los Angeles in 1997 when she got the disturbing news that her mother Doris had suffered a major stroke. The left side of Doris’s body...
Tagged: memory loss
A San Ramon family deals with an unexpected Alzheimer’s diagnosis
Stacey, a 40-year old mother with two young children, is living with Alzheimer’s disease. Watch the story of “Team Stacey”, this year’s top team at the East Bay Walk to End Alzheimer’s. The team...
Conferences help caregivers prepare and care
“Very knowledgeable and passionate speakers.” “Focused, varied for different levels of experience.” “I was amazed by all of the resources in the community.” “Very worthwhile.” These are some of the comments from attendees at...
Cuidando al Abuelo: una oportunidad para aprender sobre la vida
English translation En cierto modo, Pablo Carbajal de San Mateo es como muchos otros jóvenes de 25 años. Él está persiguiendo una educación superior. A Pablo le gusta tocar música y mantenerse activo...
La Caminata para Acabar Con Alzheimer ayudó a este cuidador a encontrar apoyo
English translation Sonia se enteró de los servicios de la Asociación de Alzheimer a través de la Caminata y se ha mantenido involucrada durante ocho años. Sonia Calvo, de San José, ha participado...
Sushma walks for her father and her grandson
Sushma Narayan of Antioch will be participating in the East Bay Walk to End Alzheimer’s for the sixth year. She walks in memory of her father, Daniel. Sushma cared for her father for...
Silicon Valley companies embrace the Walk to End Alzheimer’s
The Walk Corporate Challenge grew from a desire to increase business participation in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. For 2019, we have expanded our Corporate Challenge to include the Silicon Valley, San Francisco and...
Caring for Grandpa: an opportunity to learn about life
In some ways, Pablo Carbajal of San Mateo is like many other 25-year olds. He’s pursuing higher education. Pablo likes to play music and keep active with sports. He dreams of a career,...
