Lyndy Downs, California, USA Caregiving for someone with dementia is like traveling a long and winding road with endless challenges along the way. My journey began around the age of twelve when
by Sandra C. Strauss, Florida, USA Without credible answers from mainstream medicine regarding what mysterious illness had stricken Rick, my seemingly robust and healthy 59-year-old husband, I embarked upon a fervent journey of discovery.
By Joan Cohen I was introduced to the pain of Alzheimer’s disease by watching my mother and grandmother succumb to it. Their ordeal became mine. Before that, I believed the common misconceptions,
By Jamie Ten Napel Tyrone Have you ever wondered about your genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease? I never thought of myself as an author, my poor grades in spelling and grammar as
By Susan Cushman “The upside of Alzheimer’s; new mother.” (Smith’s Six-Word Memoirs) My mother, Effie Johnson, was second generation Alzheimer’s. Her mother, Emma Sue (for whom I was named) died from Alzheimer’s
By Niki Kapsambelis On a drizzly April day in 2009, I walked into a hotel suite in downtown Pittsburgh to meet members of a North Dakota family stricken with a rare genetic
By Maria Shriver The first groundbreaking Move for Minds event brought together leading brain experts from around the country both to dispel the myths that there is nothing a person can do to prevent Alzheimer’s,
