Why I walk: Susan Dunbar
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...
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...
Caregiving / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Alzheimer's Association · Published July 21, 2016 · Last modified July 20, 2016
Rachel Castro Jenkins is the Mission Chair for the Sacramento Walk to End Alzheimer’s. This year she will oversee and assist in the setup and facilitation of the Promise Garden, Advocacy Card and Trial...
Alzheimer's champions / Caregiving / Latino-Hispano / News and notes / Profiles
by Alzheimer's Association · Published April 11, 2016
Erica Perez-Chavez is a stay-at-home mother of three from San Jose. She was raised by her great grandparents Maria and Manuel. Erica was six months pregnant when she lost her great grandmother to Alzheimer’s in 2004. She knew nothing about the disease other than the fact that it took the only mother she’d ever known.
Alzheimer's champions / News and notes / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by esmith · Published October 15, 2014
Thank you to everyone who came out to the 2014 Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s in San Francisco! We asked the question “Why do you Walk?” and you answered it in many meaningful...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver voices / Alzheimer's champions / Walk to End Alzheimer's / Women and Alzheimer's
by Alzheimer's Association · Published September 15, 2014 · Last modified October 7, 2014
My name is Debby. My husband Mike was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s three and a half years ago. I am not a newby at being a caregiver for Alzheimer’s. In 1990, we rented...
Alzheimer's champions / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Alzheimer's Association · Published September 8, 2014
I am Madeleine and I’m walking to help my Grandmother who has had Alzheimer’s for 13 years and it’s really severe now. Whenever we go see her, it’s always nice to give her a...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver voices / Alzheimer's champions / Profiles / Walk to End Alzheimer's / Women and Alzheimer's
by esmith · Published September 8, 2014 · Last modified September 9, 2014
I met my husband Greg at an Armenian Youth Federation Convention in 1978. He was born in Fresno, but moved to Palo Alto when he was two years old. I was born in Syria,...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver voices / Alzheimer's champions / Profiles / Walk to End Alzheimer's / Women and Alzheimer's
by esmith · Published September 2, 2014
My Grandpa was good at everything. He was an endless fountain of knowledge and loved to teach. He never stopped learning or teaching. He had a personal library filled with all kinds of interesting...