My Race. Our Challenge.
The Winchester – Shenandoah Valley Walk to End Alzheimer’s raised $34,400.58! There were 41 Teams, and over 300 Walkers! Racing Alzheimer’s raised $1,310.00! The day was awesome, the weather was perfect, and fun was had! THANK YOU again for your generous support — it was felt and appreciated. Together, we can help End Alzheimer’s.
My grandmother visited me for a week in 1996 when she had moderate dementia. To ease the burden of having one caregiver, my grandma traveled between her three children’s homes and would stay for up to four months at a time at each place. My home was a stop-over one year as she went from […]
My mother was born on September 11th, 1937. And for most of her life, it was a beautiful day for a birthday. You know how it’s easier to remember events that have an emotional attachment to them? This is called explicit memory and this “emotional memory” seems especially evident in people who suffer from dementia […]
When I began Racing Alzheimer’s, my intent was to share the latest research on how to be healthy so that you and I could hopefully avoid or delay dementia down the road. I haven’t been very good at this. With my mother moving into late stage dementia, this blog became more about racing her Alzheimer’s […]
There are more than 15 million dementia caregivers in this country and every single one can benefit from support of some kind. Meals, errands, respite, support groups, and hugs to name a few. Alzheimer’s support groups can help a person feel like they’re not alone. When I was in a group and heard a participant […]
September 2012 -- Mom and I in the backyard of her Assisted Living Home, 7 years after her diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease.
Ruth Joanne (Hall) Nelson September 11, 1937 -- July 6, 2013