Alzheimer's Association North Carolina Blog

Remembering the moments in between

October 5, 2025.Reading time 15 minutes.

By Sarah Osment Brian Garrison’s parents, Allen and Linda, had lived in his childhood home in Morganton, North Carolina, since he and his brother, Keith, were young. “They were first loves in a faithful marriage of 53 years,” said Brian. His dad was called to serve in Vietnam, where he earned a Purple Heart. When […]

Life’s Path through Adoption and Alzheimer’s

October 23, 2023.Reading time 14 minutes.

About 18 years ago, Hickory resident, Beth Schlosser, made the decision to seek out her birth mother. “You know it was a pretty unique situation,” shares Beth. “On ‘Oprah,’ where there are great success stories; then you see on ‘Jerry Springer,’ there’s not so great connection stories.” Beth, whose twins were infants at the time, […]