Journalist Greg O’Brien Writes Moving Tribute About His Mother and Life with Alzheimer’s

Sep 12, 2018 | Caregiving

BY GREG O’BRIEN In the spring on Brookdale Place, in Rye, New York, the Forget-Me-Nots bloomed like a botanical garden, a sea of soothing pastels that kindled the memory. The Greeks called the flower Myosotis, translated “mouse’s ear,” an allusion to the shape...

Alzheimer’s Can Take Her Mind, But It Won’t Take Our Memories

Sep 10, 2018 | Caregiving

BY BETSY BILLARD She was at the top of her game not so very long ago. Countless accomplishments. Two successful runs in the New York City Marathon. Strong enough to ride a bike more than 200 miles from Boston to New York City.  She was so professionally successful...

‘Memory’s Last Breath’: Gerda Saunders Confronts Dementia

Aug 21, 2018 | Caregiving

BY GERDA SAUNDERS A few days before my sixty-first birthday, I was diagnosed with cerebral microvascular disease, which is the leading cause of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease. My mother also had dementia. My diagnosis was not a total surprise—for about five years...

‘Fess Up, or Cover Up?’: Removing the Stigma Associated with Memory Loss

Aug 15, 2018 | Caregiving

BY VICKI TAPIA It starts small. Misplaced keys that turn up in odd places, making you wonder if gremlins have taken up residence in your home. Forgotten appointments you’re sure you didn’t make, until someone points them out on your calendar. Other odd happenings...

Fitness Trainer Finds the Silver Lining in Her Mom’s Fight Against Alzheimer’s

Jul 30, 2018 | Prevention

BY KIM HOCHMAN I am a 47-year-old mother to three young girls, ages 14, 12 and 8. For years, I focused on their well-being over my own. In fact, every day as I drove my youngest to pre-school, I would pass a gym and say to myself, “I really need to get back to a...