A Q&A With Pam Montana on Living with Early-Onset Alzheimer’s

Oct 29, 2021 | Prevention

If you want to know what it’s like to live with Alzheimer’s, best to ask a person who is. WAM Advisory Board member Pam Montana is this week’s expert.   Read the Q&A with Pam Montana below.   WAM: You were diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s at 61...

Lori Payne’s Story: Living with Early-Onset Alzheimer’s

Jul 20, 2021 | Prevention

Even though Lori Payne was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s when she was 56 years old, she doesn’t let that stop her from laughing and enjoying life with her family. The Payne family has come together around Lori’s diagnosis and chronicles their...

Tara Hicks, A Daughter Of Alzheimer’s

Mar 8, 2021 | Caregiving

Tara Hicks’ world was turned upside down in 2014 when her mother, Tanya, was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s at the age of 54. Suddenly Tara found herself among the estimated 11.2 million Americans caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or other dementias, a job...

WAM and AARP Convene Top Alzheimer’s Experts For An Unprecedented Event

Jul 31, 2019 | News

BY SUSAN PASCAL On the evening of July 15th, during the prestigious Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Los Angeles, the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement (WAM) partnered with AARP and the Global Council on Brain Health for an unprecedented gathering of...

How to Keep Your Brain Healthy While Having Fun

Jul 8, 2019 | Prevention

BY SUSAN PASCAL Summer is the time we like to get away, to give ourselves and even our brains a rest. But is that a good idea for optimal brain health? Michael M. Merzenich, a professor emeritus neuroscientist at the University of California, San Francisco, member of...