Steven Goldenkranz met the love of his life, Betty, at age 18. Now, over 70 years later, Betty is living with dementia and cannot speak. Currently, Betty lives in a care setting that has...
News and notes / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Jennifer Tinkelenberg · Published September 18, 2020 · Last modified September 16, 2020
Guest blog by Sheri Katz When Wally from Lakeport was first diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease 2014, he was devastated. He felt like he had done something wrong. It took him years to understand that...
African American / News and notes / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Jennifer Tinkelenberg · Published August 28, 2020 · Last modified August 25, 2020
Dean Woods returned to her home city of Fresno shortly after her mother passed away with Alzheimer’s. Seeing a need for education and support, with the help of her church, she created a dementia...
News and notes / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Jennifer Tinkelenberg · Published August 24, 2020 · Last modified September 1, 2020
When Sheri and Blair received Blair’s dementia diagnosis, they refused to accept life was over. The couple sold their home and moved to Sonora to live life to the fullest and encourage others to...
Personal and professional experiences with Alzheimer’s led Margo Reis of Modesto to ask her employer to sponsor the Modesto Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Through reaching out and sharing her story, Margo has helped others...
