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How I Feel About My Dementia

September 7, 2026 4 Comments

FILM SHORT: Meet 6 people living fulfilling lives with dementia. This award-winning, true film explores the needs and feelings of real people with dementia.

4 Youths Connect to Their Elders’ Dementia

July 1, 2026 No Comments

COMMUNICATING WITH DEMENTIA – VIDEO: Four teenagers and young adults tell us about their experiences of having a relative with dementia, as well as sharing their insights on keeping connected to that person.

I Have Mid-stage Dementia. Here’s What I Truly Need.

June 27, 2026 11 Comments

LIVING-WITH-DEMENTIA VIDEO:
Christine Bryden was Senior Executive to Australia’s Prime Minister & mother of 3. She got dementia at 46. She then married, published books & became a grandma. Seventeen years after diagnosis, hear her feelings & helpful advice.

Police searching for man with dementia who wandered away

Big Surprise as Missing Man with Dementia Wanders into Newscast

June 25, 2026 2 Comments

60% of people with Alzheimer’s wander. Robert surprised everyone when he wandered off at sunset. Police dogs began a 16-hour tense, fruitless search. WMTW-TV arrived to broadcast the news. See Robert wander right into the newscast.

Garden of Remembrance

March 23, 2026 No Comments

The aptly titled ‘Garden Of Remembrance’ tells the story of a married couple dealing with the early onset of dementia and the feelings of a husband who’s “Lost between the here and now/Somewhere that he can’t be found” and his wife. Stunning, beautiful & poignant.

A Story of the Superhero Mom Battling Alzheimer’s

December 22, 2025 No Comments

Watch this inspiring story of living with and fighting against this disease.

Emma Heming Willis talking about Frontotemporal Dementia

Bruce Willis and Frontotemporal Dementia

October 3, 2025 No Comments

Diane Sawyer sat down with Emma Heming Willis and Neurologist Dr. Bruce Miller to talk about Bruce Willis’ health. (11 minute video)

Who Was Alzheimer’s Patient #1 ?

September 18, 2025 1 Comment

“She said, ‘I have lost myself.’ How did Doctor Alzheimer discover the heartbreaking disease of memory loss that bears his name?

Don't Walk Away (A Care Partner's Journey) by Marilyn Raichle

Don’t Walk Away from Alzheimer’s

September 10, 2025 No Comments

There is a choice we make when a loved one gets Alzheimer’s. Walk away, or don’t walk away. Marilyn’s Mom told her to walk away. Marilyn chose not to. She’s glad she didn’t. Share her journey.

"If we lose freedom here, there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand on Earth." - Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan & Alzheimer’s – Just the Facts

May 14, 2025 1 Comment

VIDEO+ARTICLE:

Reagan revolutionized Alzheimer’s awareness. Is there truth to the notion of Ronald Reagan having Alzheimer’s during his presidency? After all, President Reagan’s winning vote margins were massive, among the biggest in American history.

Marylin Todd on Sing-a-longs for people with Alzheimer's

Why Singing Feels Right in Alzheimer’s

September 17, 2026

Where words fail, music speaks. See how music can be a very powerful vehicle for communication in the various stages of dementia.

Turmeric Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry

September 17, 2026

VIDEO RECIPE + RESEARCH: Enjoy a brain-boost along with great flavor. This Mediterranean-Diet plate is loaded with neuroprotective turmeric & cumin. With delicious brain-nutrients from coconut or olive oil, the flavor is exotic yet close-to-home!

Preparing a woman for the Virtual Dementia Tour

Take The Patented Virtual Dementia Tour

September 16, 2026

VIDEO & ARTICLE: 500,000 family and professional caregivers have experienced The Virtual Dementia Tour®. It simulates Alzheimer’s for caregivers. It boosts their level of care and motivation. See how it works.

Most Popular Stories

85 with Dementia? Good Chance It’s HS-AGING, Not Alzheimer’s

Three important dementia studies focus on HS-AGING, a type of dementia almost as common as Alzheimer’s in the 85+ group. Yet few people have heard of it. Why? What makes it different?

Grandmother in black and white striped shirt hugging girl in black and white striped shirt

A Grandchild for One Day Keeps Dementia Away

An intriguing study of 120 grandmothers might surprise you. Doctors know socially engaged people have better cognition and less dementia. But can a person get too much of a good thing? What’s the right balance?

“I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” By Dad with Dementia & Son

Enjoy this great duet between a musician with dementia and his son. A triumph of spirit over Alzheimer’s! Sing-a-long if you like!

Is Alzheimer’s Catchy?

It looks like a sneeze cannot give anyone Alzheimer’s. While Alzheimer’s abnormal disease proteins do spread from cell-to-cell, they are not “infectious”. Check out the facts.