Walking for Essy Mae: A love story that endures

July 16, 2025.Reading time 9 minutes.

Darrell and Esther Plyter grew up in the same community—Esther on a farm in the countryside and Darrell in town—but they attended the same school and shared a circle of friends in Williamson, N.Y. After graduating high school, they were apart for over a year while Esther pursued secretarial training. Upon her return, they became […]

Under the Dementia Umbrella Series Provides Webinars on Forms of Dementia

January 10, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

Dementia is not a single disease, but rather an overall term — like heart disease — that covers a wide range of specific medical conditions, including its most common form, Alzheimer’s disease. Join us for this series that takes a deeper dive into various disorders “Under the Dementia Umbrella: February || Parkinson’s Disease and the […]

Journalism, BBQ and P-3 Orions Led Me to the Alzheimer’s Association

April 12, 2021.Reading time 10 minutes.

I’ll never forget the day in Fall 2013, sitting in the parking lot of a BBQ restaurant next to the ‘World’s Largest Honky Tonk’ in Fort Worth, Texas. I was an anxious-to-graduate senior journalism student at Texas Christian University, fresh off a Summer internship at Dallas TV news station WFAA. Like many universities, TCU hosts […]