Constructing a Stronger Community

October 4, 2021.Reading time 10 minutes.

From the instant Monica Cortes McLean first came on board at McKee Homes, she knew she wanted to be directly involved in the company’s commitment to the Alzheimer’s Association. Hispanics/Latinos are about 1.5 times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than older white Americans. As Monica is Panamanian and Chilean, this places her family at […]

Balancing Life Amidst the Challenges of Alzheimer’s Disease

September 14, 2020.Reading time 12 minutes.

“After being together for 33 years, that was the first time I had ever seen my husband cry,” recalls Jeanette Martinez of Jacksonville, NC. William ‘Willie’ Martinez, 55, had just been diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease in 2009. While this news understandably shook the Martinez family to its core, Jeanette knew she needed to be […]