“It’s remarkable how just about everyone I know is somehow connected to Alzheimer’s” says Keely White, a young and energetic volunteer who is passionate about volunteering for the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s – San Francisco. The SF Walk will take place on November 5, 2022 at Pier 27 with a scenic Walk route along […]
“It’s remarkable how just about everyone I know is somehow connected to Alzheimer’s” says Keely White, a young and energetic volunteer who is passionate about volunteering for the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s – San Francisco. The SF Walk will take place on November 5, 2022 at Pier 27 with a scenic Walk route along […]
Some 200,000 to 600,000 people actively live with younger-onset Alzheimer’s — a category of Alzheimer’s disease reserved for those affected under the age of 65. A “sizeable niche” of the larger Alzheimer’s community, yet one that is devastatingly overlooked and under-represented, said Tessa Garcia McEwen, AM, LCSW from The Memory Center at UChicago Medicine during […]
Better recently hosted a virtual discussion sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association. The event featured speakers from the Alzheimer’s Association, the Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease, and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
Better recently hosted a virtual discussion sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association. The event featured speakers from the Alzheimer’s Association, the Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease, and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month — drawing attention to the more than 6 million Americans living with the disease. While there is no cure for Alzheimer’s, the FDA recently approved a drug called Aduhelm that is reported to aid in disrupting the onset of Alzheimer’s, offering hope to those suffering from the disease, […]
Judy Owens knows all about the uproar surrounding the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the first new Alzheimer’s drug to be introduced in nearly two decades — and she’s fine with it. Her husband, Tony, was diagnosed with the devastating disease in 2010 at age 60. He had participated in two previous clinical trials […]
The Alzheimer’s Association will host its annual Power of Purple benefit event on Sunday, June 13 at noon to raise funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Illinois Women Conquer ALZ (IWCA), a membership group focused on bringing more women into the fight to end Alzheimer’s, will present the event for the fourth year. The […]
The Alzheimer’s Association will host its annual Power of Purple benefit event on Sunday, June 13 at noon to raise funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Illinois Women Conquer ALZ (IWCA), a membership group focused on bringing more women into the fight to end Alzheimer’s, will present the event for the fourth year. The […]
Reason to Hope Co-Chair Jennifer Keeney made a commitment to herself at the start of 2021. She vowed to “get even more focused” on finding a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, having experienced its impacts firsthand with her father and sister. Jennifer is one of many Alzheimer’s Association volunteers dedicating their time and talents to ending […]
