The Longest Day kickoff events coming to a N.C. location near you

February 24, 2025.Reading time 4 minutes.

As we kick off the 2025 The Longest Day season, we’re excited to come together to shine a light on a cause that impacts so many. We want you to have all of the tips, tools and resources you need to be successful, so we’re packing up some ALZ swag, resources for The Longest Day, […]

Road Trip Events for The Longest Day happening across N.C.

February 12, 2024.Reading time 4 minutes.

Spring is coming and things are starting to blossom for The Longest Day. We want you to have all of the tips, tools and resources you need to be successful, so we’re packing up some ALZ swag, resources for The Longest Day, and hitting the road for five stops across North Carolina in the coming weeks. The […]

Accepting truth and living in spite of it

August 28, 2023.Reading time 17 minutes.

“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 […]

The Dance Continues

March 20, 2023.Reading time 14 minutes.

“Mom was a beautiful, bright light and just the loveliest of people,” shares Katharine Fuchs of Charlotte, North Carolina referring to her mother Barbara Boylan, affectionately known as BB. “She really loved hosting friends at their home in Asheville, gardening and dogs.” She was also an avid gift giver regardless of the holiday. BB enjoyed […]

Answering The Call

August 15, 2022.Reading time 15 minutes.

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 […]

Alzheimer’s Changes the Picture for One North Carolina Family

August 23, 2021.Reading time 15 minutes.

Artistic, articulate and adventuresome – these are the words that Karen Strickland of Asheville, believes best describe her mother Carol McKnight. Prior to moving to Asheville, Karen and her brother Michael were born and raised in southern California. “Due to difficult circumstances with my father, mom rescued my brother and me,” shared Karen. “She’s my […]