2018 Alzheimer’s Facts & Figures
March 21, 2018
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VIDEO + ARTICLE + 88 PAGE REPORT: Discoveries in science mean fewer people are dying at an early age. A new report highlights the need
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Dementia Alliance International – It’s About Human Rights
December 28, 2017
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VIDEO: Kate Swaffer had to leave her job after she was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 49. See why she co-founded Dementia Awareness
Life Can Be OK With Dementia
October 15, 2017
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NEWS VIDEO: See the Canadian Parliament give a standing ovation to The Honourable Lisa Raitt for how she lives life with husband Bruce, who has
DOT: The Newest Alzheimer’s Play
September 25, 2017
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VIDEO: “Dot” is a new play, opening the theater season in St. Louis. The entertaining drama deals with Alzheimer’s artistically and factually. Artists teamed up
New Dementia Cruise
May 14, 2017
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A new “Dementia Cruise” is setting sail. Both a conference and a vacation, people include those with early or mid-stage dementia, family, friends, professionals and
“My Mom HAS Won”: Pat Summitt Alzheimer’s Clinic Opens
January 30, 2017
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VIDEO: When record-setting coach Pat Summitt was first diagnosed, she turned to her son Tyler and said, “I want to win. I want to beat
Washington Racing to Overcome Alzheimer’s by 2025
December 20, 2016
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VIDEO: Join “The Hill” in Washington, D.C. See health officials, policymakers, advocates, and medical experts offer a briefing on America’s Alzheimer’s goals and targets.
Share a Caregiving Story – Win Dinner & $250
November 8, 2016
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What could help make a better care-break than an evening dinner with Grammy-award winner and singer Patti Austin, plus $250 as a gift or to
Barack H. Obama Proclaims November 2016 as National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
November 1, 2016
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A PERSONAL LETTER PROCLAIMING NATIONAL ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH, 2016 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Hey, Honey, I Forgot I Have Alzheimer’s!
July 27, 2016
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INSPIRING VIDEO: B. Smith’s versatile career spans decades. It includes modeling, owning popular restaurants and hosting her own TV show. After receiving a heartbreaking diagnosis
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