“Hey Shirley, this is Squirrely. You got your ears on?” So goes the refrain of a 1970s song. “A fun memory about my mom, Shirley, is that she loved to talk on the Citizens Band (CB) radio back in the 1970’s,” shares Julie Clarke of Greensboro, N.C. Julie’s parents owned a floor covering business in […]
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Dr. Azra Shaikh, a primary care physician in Cary, N.C., was accustomed to fixing things for her patients and taking care of their health needs. But when Alzheimer’s disease took control of her mother and her father began to suffer from another form of dementia, called frontotemporal dementia, she faced a problem that even her […]
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Call it happenstance or serendipity, but Michelle Mills’ journey within the realm of Alzheimer’s disease unknowingly began over ten years ago when she took a position as a caregiver through Home Instead, a company that provides home care services. “I needed to make some extra money as I was between jobs and am the type […]
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Are you a current caregiver or community partner interested in supporting the Alzheimer’s community? The Alzheimer’s Association, Eastern North Carolina Chapter is proud to be a sponsor of the Duke Caregiver Community Events being offered by Association partner, Duke Health. Get connected with local resources that can help you care for your loved one during […]
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As a speech-language pathologist in Kentucky, Nancy Swigert took her professional calling seriously. She spent her career evaluating patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), an early stage of memory loss or other cognitive ability loss in individuals who maintain the ability to independently perform most activities of daily living. She counseled families on ways to […]
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On July 31 – August 4, over 10,000 researchers from across the globe attended the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in San Diego, CA. This group of some of the best and brightest minds in Alzheimer’s and dementia science included 14 attendees from right here in North Carolina. More than 80 scientific presentations from the […]
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The countdown is on to the 2022 Walk to End Alzheimer’s® season! Join our exclusive Walk to End Alzheimer’s Champions Club! Channel your passion for a future without Alzheimer’s to earn rewards and recognition as a: Champion: Raise $500 to earn a commemorative medal to wear on Walk day. Grand Champion: Raise $1,000 to earn a special raglan […]
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Robert Hahn was killing time after dropping his 15-year-old daughter off at the roller-skating rink on a Friday the 13th in May of 1983 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. What would typically be considered an unlucky day turned out to be where two paths that had been so close in proximity were about to finally meet and begin […]
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A report from the ground at the 2022 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) by Taylor Wilson, a staff research champion for NC, SC & GA. As I was wandering the poster rows in the exhibit halls of the San Diego Convention Center at AAIC, I found, as I am sure other’s did, that one “Ah […]
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Have you ever been to a restaurant and watched in amazement as the server carefully balances a tray of several drinks, poured to the rim in delicate glasses, along with an entire family’s piping hot meals and perhaps, even, a basket of bread for the next table? Beverly Maurice, a lively, purple-haired gal from Statesville, […]
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