Charity of the Week's blog

Watch this moving, award-winning commercial from The Alzheimer's Society of British Columbia. (Awards include SHOOT Online's Top 10!)

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Two years ago, at age 61, the former senior philanthropic adviser at Harvard was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Instead of retiring, he changed gears and made finding the cure his business. “The country needs to wake up and understand the urgency of finding a cure.”

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“We Back Pat” is raising Alzheimer's awareness by showing support for Coach Pat Summitt. The organization came together during the college basketball season after Summitt, the head coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team, was diagnosed with early onset dementia in August.

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Recently, the U.S. President announced an $80 million boost to Alzheimer's research funding. Michael Ellenbogen lives with Alzheimer's and is a vocal Alzheimer's advocate. He asks, "Everywhere you turn, you see something related to Cancer and HIV. Our government contributes 18.7% of the NIH research budget to cancer, 9.9% to HIV, and just 1.4% to Alzheimer's. Why so little for Alzheimer's? There are many more people living with Alzheimer's than HIV, yet it receives much less funding. More funding is desperately needed.

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March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. A brain injury can happen anytime, anywhere, to anyone. Brain injuries do not discriminate. Did you know that 1.7 million people will sustain a brain injury each year? An injury that happens in an instant can bring a lifetime of physical, cognitive and behavior challenges and early, equal and adequate access to care will greatly increase overall quality of life.

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At AAIC 2012, join the world's leading dementia scientists to share the latest thoughts and theories in the field — and spark new ideas along the way. Listen as experts examine current studies and discuss promising developments. Share your work, advance emerging models and shape new ideas.

Whether you come to AAIC as a student, first-timer, seasoned attendee, exhibitor or sponsor, this conference can offer you unique perspectives and new connections in the field of dementia science.

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Alan Arnette saw his mom, Ida, through her Alzheimer's journey. He was awakened to make a difference. He climbed the highest mountain on each continent, The 7 Summits, to send a message to millions: Alzheimer's has to be stopped. This is their story - a message of hope, need & urgency.

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The doors have opened for the USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Institute's  new "Center for Memory C.A.R.E." The C.A.R.E. Center is changing the diagnosis and treatment of memory disorders, not just for patients, but also their caregivers. WUSF TV takes you inside the facility.

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Caring for someone with dementia has been described as ‘the long goodbye’ and it differs considerably from providing care for someone with a medical condition who retains their cognitive abilities until the very end.  But is there any difference in the experiences between caregivers of different neurodegenerative diseases? 

LBDA’s newest research initiative explores the differences in how grief is experienced during the caregiving journey by caregivers for individuals with:

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Dementia Adventure is a community interest organization helping people with dementia connect to nature and a sense of adventure.

Dementia Adventure thinks differently about dementia. Dementia Adventure believes people can live well with dementia, remaining connected to nature and enjoying a sense of adventure.

Check out the Dementia Adventure website.

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