Over the summer and so far this fall, advocates across North Carolina who have been hard at work on state and federal levels to bolster policy priorities and access for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias from a public health perspective. Here’s an overview of the Alzheimer’s Association’s recent and current public policy efforts impacting our state. […]
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With a cheerful demeanor from her kitchen in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Brenda Sutton is busy preparing large quantities of homemade food over the next two weeks. While it may seem like a heavy lift to some, for Brenda, her enthusiasm is palpable as she works on this tasty fundraiser for her Walk to End Alzheimer’s […]
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Sometimes life gives us what we need before we know we need it. That was true for Kelly Millington, president of the New Bern Rotary Club, as his personal and professional worlds began to collide last year. “I had a grandmother that had issues with memory loss, but I had not experienced it much in […]
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During Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15), the Alzheimer’s Association is celebrating Hispanics and Latinos who are bravely taking on the fight to end Alzheimer’s. Their dedication to their loved ones and the community inspires us all. Hispanics are the fastest-growing population in the United States. By 2050, the number of Hispanic elders with Alzheimer’s […]
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‘Epic singer’, ‘salsa dancer’, and ‘bingo-holic,’ are all terms of endearment in their sincerest forms for Evelyn Nazario de Jacobs, Cobb Tharp, aka ‘Mamacita’ to her namesake, her daughter Evelyn Jacobs, [ironically married a Jacobs of Swansboro] of Jacksonville, North Carolina. “She loved volleyball, any outdoor activities, served as our Boy Scouts den mother, our […]
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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 Saturday, Sept. 9 at Truist Field – 324 South Mint Street in Charlotte. Proceeds from Strike Out ALZ will support the Association’s 2023 Walk to […]
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“Every time I hear the sounds of a piano, I always think of my grandmother,” begins Evan Norconk,” who works with Bank OZK in Gastonia, North Carolina. “She had many years of training and her playing flowed seamlessly.” Evan recalls coming home from school as a boy and often hearing her play in the living room. […]
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Don’t miss this opportunity to do something extraordinary in the fight to end Alzheimer’s disease right here in North Carolina. As our season wraps up at the end of August, we’re so close to our $450,000 North Carolina goal for The Longest Day with only $2,000 to go! A group of anonymous donors have generously […]
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“You could live either another twenty minutes or another twenty years. We just don’t know,” stated the neurologist in a matter of fact tone to Donald Cameron about two years ago in a Vermont exam room. He sat in the office alone trying to absorb what he had just heard while his two daughters and then-wife […]
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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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