Marge Swierz – National Volunteer Week 2020 Spotlight

April 17, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

We are endlessly grateful to our volunteers for giving their time to better the lives of those impacted by Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Our volunteers are truly the heart of the Alzheimer’s Association here in North Carolina. In honor of National Volunteer Week 2020, we’ll be spotlighting a different volunteer from our Chapter each day. Today […]

Devon Newton – National Volunteer Week 2020 Spotlight

April 17, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

Kim Carpenter – National Volunteer Week 2020 Spotlight

April 17, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

Mike Helps Male Caregivers Understand Alzheimer’s

April 6, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

22 years ago, while living in St. Louis, Mike Caldwell, a resident of the Triangle area in North Carolina, walked into the Alzheimer’s Association’s offices seeking help to navigate his mother’s diagnosis. “I walked in and this was before computers were a big deal,” Mike says. “We weren’t sharing a lot of resources online like […]

Susan Walks in the Sand to Honor Her Father on The Longest Day

March 30, 2020.Reading time 10 minutes.

Susan Spivock Smith, an Emerald Isle resident, remembers her father as an active and devoted father and grandfather. “He was just a great, fun guy,” Susan says. “He liked dancing and music and coaching baseball. He was very social and never met anybody he didn’t know and like.” But around four years ago, Susan’s dad […]

Tom Takes a Swing at Alzheimer’s and Educates His Community

March 23, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

When North Carolina resident, Tom Adams was growing up in Illinois, he remembers watching baseball games with his mom, Phyllis, and his brothers. “Mom was a huge Chicago White Sox fan,” Tom says. “She grew up in Chicago, and was a White Sox fan when she was a kid.” While the White Sox were her […]

Elizabeth Plays Flag Football for the First Time to Honor Her Father

March 15, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

Two years ago, Elizabeth Reinstein was a normal college student at East Carolina University, worried about finals and finishing her senior year. But when she graduated, her whole life changed. Her father, Jay, who she describes as her sports-watching buddy and “best friend,” was diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease. He was only 57. “It hit […]

Henry Cycles to Raise Awareness for Alzheimer’s

March 15, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

Years ago, Henry Edmonds was a pastor in Durham when his wife’s father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. “He was a very outgoing person,” Henry says of his father-in-law. “He was very active in the church, acting as a member of the deacon board and singing in the choir.” But once his Alzheimer’s began progressing, […]

Tim Pedals Forward in the Fight Against Alzheimer’s

March 9, 2020.Reading time 11 minutes.

Last June, Tim Snider hopped on his bicycle and rode 127 miles through Guilford County. It was the longest ride he’d ever completed in his life. But it wasn’t just a normal day of cycling for him. It was an event to honor his mom, Tamra, who had been diagnosed with dementia in 2014. “I […]

Dawn Plays for Her Father Who Was Once Her #1 Fan

March 2, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

When Dawn Cocker first joined RivALZ – Blondes vs. Brunettes Raleigh, she was just looking for a way to stay active while giving back to her community. RivALZ is a volunteer-driven flag football fundraiser where two teams of young professional women (and men) are organized around age-old rivalries – East vs. West, Blondes vs. Brunettes, […]