Entering the Fall season means there are many opportunities for advocates to share their stories with legislators and advance important Alzheimer’s legislation. Read below for updates on Public Policy in North Carolina and ways to get involved. State Advocacy While the NC General Assembly adjourned at the end of June, the Alzheimer’s Association is cultivating […]
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Cindy Morrison’s career gave her the opportunity to live in many incredible places, including Switzerland and Southern California. Retirement, however, brought her to a quieter life in the Tar Heel state to be closer to her dad, Ed. Her mother, Nancy had passed away after living with Alzheimer’s for 13 years, with her dad serving […]
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You feel a sense of peace when you speak with Vikki Silverman. Her soothing voice, optimism, and smile do not reveal the significant challenges she’s faced, which could easily wear someone down. Instead, Vikki looks forward, committed to creating a world where Alzheimer’s and other dementias no longer impact her family. She and her family […]
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Life is full of unexpected twists and turns, and for Mount Holly resident Marcella Robbins, this has been especially true. Marcella has a beautiful family, a loving marriage of 30 years with her husband Bryant “Chilly” Robbins, and a job she has cherished for the past 25 years. Yet, nothing could have prepared them for […]
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Alzheimer’s Awareness Night at Truist Field The Alzheimer’s Association – Western Carolina Chapter is teaming up with the Charlotte Knights to Strike Out ALZ — Alzheimer’s Awareness Night on Friday, Sept. 13 at Truist Field – 324 South Mint Street in Charlotte. The game against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp begins at 7:04 p.m. with gates […]
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As a teenager, Samantha Strazanac would tell her grandmother, “You’re so weird.” “I know,” she would say, “and I want to be weird. Normal is boring. Don’t be normal – be weird.” Her grandmother, Eduly Ross, or as her grandchildren know her, Vóduly (a combination of avó, Brazilian Portuguese for grandmother, and her first name […]
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To those around him, Joe McKee was a hard-working family man with a long and successful career in business. However, what many didn’t know is that he also harbored a lifelong dream of one day becoming a homebuilder. To fulfill this desire, he put his passion for homebuilding into constructing several homes for his family, […]
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The Alzheimer’s Association® presented six scientific awards at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference® 2024 (AAIC®), recognizing researchers for their varied expertise, noteworthy achievements and innovative contributions to the field of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia science. One of these awards was bestowed to North Carolina researcher Goldie S. Byrd, Ph.D. for her significant contributions to Alzheimer’s […]
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The day with the most light is the day we fight! Leading up to and culminating on The Longest Day – the summer solstice, thousands of participants from across the world will come together to fight the darkness of Alzheimer’s through an activity of their choice. Together, they will use their creativity and passion to […]
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When Eastern N.C. native, Sue Sutton’s mom Peggy began forgetting things, she thought she was doing both her parents a favor by covering for her. “My thought process was that if I did not acknowledge my mom’s condition, then maybe it would improve,” shared Sue. Unfortunately, Peggy’s condition rapidly deteriorated. Sue’s mother would be the […]
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