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A Priceless Support Group for Alzheimer’s Caregivers

January 21, 2020 No Comments

CAREGIVING VIDEO: Linda Rankin is an everyday hero. She leads an Alzheimer’s Care-partner support group. See why caregivers love it.

10 Insights into Duty, Burden & Alzheimer’s Caregiving

January 16, 2020 5 Comments

TEDx CARE VIDEO: Is caregiving an honor or a burden? A great call-of-duty or a heavy sense of obligation? Does it really matter? See research

What Alzheimer’s Can Teach Us About Love

September 25, 2019 1 Comment

BEAUTIFUL FILM SHORT: Teaching by doing is best. See how a teacher teaches love by giving to his mother with Alzheimer’s. Watch one of the

Life Can Be OK With Dementia

October 15, 2017 No Comments

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

“My Mom HAS Won”: Pat Summitt Alzheimer’s Clinic Opens

January 30, 2017 No Comments

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

Hey, Honey, I Forgot I Have Alzheimer’s!

July 27, 2016 4 Comments

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

Formidable Rosette Dances Her Dementia Away

May 10, 2015 No Comments

MUSIC VIDEO: Watch “Formidable Rosette”, a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother dancing to forget dementia.

Checking in on the Pat Summitt Clinic’s Progress

March 8, 2015 No Comments

VIDEO & ARTICLE: While battling dementia, the most successful basketball coach in history opened the Pat Summitt Alzheimer’s Clinic. See how it’s becoming a huge

“You Can Still Live a Really Productive Life for a Pretty Good While.”

February 15, 2015 No Comments

VIDEO: See Glen Campbell’s wife, Kim, discuss the powerful message of her husband’s inspiring Alzheimer’s film, “I’ll Be Me”. The movie follows his extraordinary 151-city

Pat Summitt’s New Alzheimer’s Clinic

January 18, 2015 No Comments

VIDEO & ARTICLE: The most successful basketball coach in history, battling her dementia, is opening the new Pat Summitt Alzheimer’s Clinic. It promises to be

June is Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month

Prevention Tips – It’s Alzheimer’s Awareness Month!

June 1, 2025

June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. Take care of your brain. Find out how.

Son, What is That?

May 30, 2025

[Father’s Day is June 15]
POWERFUL, MEANINGFUL, WONDERFUL VIDEO – A son, his father with dementia and the incredible power of love.

Lecturer on the question, "How do you know Alzheimer's Medications should be stopped?"

Best Time to Stop Medicine for Dementia

May 29, 2025

MEDICATION VIDEO:

How do you know when Alzheimer’s meds ought to be stopped? Explore the benefits of these medications, such as improved cognition, memory, behavior, lifespan, and the stages they are most effective.

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.