A Poem for Dad: Hell-and the synapses that done it
Jim Davis wrote a poem in honor of his dad, who passed away from Alzheimer’s disease this year on February 23. His father would have been 97 years old this month. Jim and his...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver voices / News and notes / Profiles
by Alzheimer's Association · Published April 4, 2013 · Last modified March 31, 2014
Jim Davis wrote a poem in honor of his dad, who passed away from Alzheimer’s disease this year on February 23. His father would have been 97 years old this month. Jim and his...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver voices / Angie, family caregiver / Women and Alzheimer's
by acarrillo · Published April 1, 2013 · Last modified March 31, 2014
John has become very fearful of riding in the car. Part of the problem is that somehow he believes that he is driving the car. Granted he’s seated in the front looking out through...
Advocacy / Alzheimer's champions / Karen, advocacy volunteer / Research
by Karen Stevenson · Published April 1, 2013 · Last modified January 19, 2016
The normally drab halls of the California State Capitol were sparkling with color on March 6 as 160 Californians, clad in bright purple sashes, descended on Sacramento for Alzheimer’s Advocacy Day 2013. As family...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver voices / Latino-Hispano / Profiles / Silvia and Linda, family caregivers / Women and Alzheimer's
by Alzheimer's Association · Published March 20, 2013 · Last modified October 7, 2014
Hola Mami, ¿como esta? La llamada era rutina. Cuándo nuestros padres se retiraron hace 31 años se regresaron a El Salvador, el paÃs donde nacieron. Allà podÃan vivir viene de sus penciones. Nuestros padres...
Alzheimer's champions / News and notes / Profiles
by Alzheimer's Association · Published February 26, 2013 · Last modified March 31, 2014
Memories in the Making is an Alzheimer’s Association art therapy program for individuals with Alzheimer’s and related dementias. Volunteer facilitators help people with dementia – many of whom often have no art background –...
Alzheimer's champions / News and notes / Profiles
by Alzheimer's Association · Published February 22, 2013 · Last modified March 31, 2014
Memories in the Making is an Alzheimer’s Association art therapy program for individuals with Alzheimer’s and related dementias. Volunteer facilitators help people with dementia – many of whom often have no art background –...
Advocacy / Alzheimer's champions / Karen, advocacy volunteer / News and notes
by Karen Stevenson · Published February 20, 2013 · Last modified March 31, 2014
One day, while visiting her sister, my mother wandered off. My aunt and I had left her alone in the living room for what seemed only a moment. When we returned, we discovered she had taken...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver voices / Early stage Alzheimer's voices / News and notes / Profiles
by Alzheimer's Association · Published February 20, 2013 · Last modified April 16, 2014
Blue as the color, that no one considers, Bland as can be, but no hint of being bitter, The sounds that are heard are just another sound passed, All the sounds of the birds...