Alzheimer's Association North Carolina Blog

Elizabeth Plays Flag Football for the First Time to Honor Her Father

March 15, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

Two years ago, Elizabeth Reinstein was a normal college student at East Carolina University, worried about finals and finishing her senior year. But when she graduated, her whole life changed. Her father, Jay, who she describes as her sports-watching buddy and “best friend,” was diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease. He was only 57. “It hit […]

Henry Cycles to Raise Awareness for Alzheimer’s

March 15, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

Years ago, Henry Edmonds was a pastor in Durham when his wife’s father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. “He was a very outgoing person,” Henry says of his father-in-law. “He was very active in the church, acting as a member of the deacon board and singing in the choir.” But once his Alzheimer’s began progressing, […]