The Alzheimer's Stamp

The release of the Alzheimer's stamp represents eighteen years of continuous effort on the part of friend and fellow advocate Kathy Siggins, and nine years of continuous effort on my part. If you think...

"Missing Jim"

Jim was 47 years old when we started recognizing something was changing and started searching for a diagnosis, which took over two years. He had been retired from the Air Force, as a Senior Master Sergeant, for five years. He passed away in June 2016 at the age of 52. Our children are now 14 and 17 and also helped care for him while he was still home. Unfortunately, he had a violent episode and we were unable to keep him in our home, so he spent the last eight months of his life in a memory care facility. His

October 2017 - Out And About With UsAgainstAlzheimer's

October kicked off with our annual convening: the 2017 National Alzheimer's Summit: Uniting Communities for a Cure. It was wonderful to have advocates from across the country join us in Washington D.C. for this three-day event. Below is more information on our Summit as well as some of the other ways our team pushed for a cure this month. If you missed the previous posts, check out what we were up to in June, July, August, and September. Los Angeles, California The Alzheimer’s team received the top score at the 2017 XPRIZE Visioneers Summit and are now moving forward on

Out And About With UsAgainstAlzheimer’s In September 2017: Uniting Communities For A Cure

Our team was busy in September, which was World Alzheimer’s Month, as we worked to stop Alzheimer’s disease. If you missed the previous posts, check out what we were up to in June and July and August. Los Angeles, California So proud of our work w/ @ALZGLA & @USCRoybal to empower #Latinos w/ #Alzheimers education & research pic.twitter.com/1VlPbJv2v3 — LatinosAgainstAlz (@UsA2_Latinos) September 24, 2017 LatinosAgainstAlzheimer's worked with its partners USC and Alzheimer's Greater Los Angeles to present a performance of El Cuidador (The Caregiver) during Hispanic Heritage Month. The play told the story of one Latino family's journey with Alzheimer's

Come Away! Rest A While!

Mark 6:31 Jesus said to them, “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.” The disciples had just learned that John the Baptist had been executed and they came and told Jesus. They also told Jesus of all they had done and taught. Then Jesus extended to them an invitation to take care of themselves after all they had heard and done. I have learned so much from this invitation and four words just popped out: Come-Away-Rest-A While! I often think that after we have heard tragic news or after we have worn ourselves out

Out And About With UsAgainstAlzheimer’s In August 2017: Uniting Communities For A Cure

Our team was busy in August, continuing to press for greater urgency from government, industry, and the scientific community and bringing people together in the quest for an Alzheimer’s cure. If you missed the previous posts, check out what we were up to in June and July. Kansas City Jason Resendez, who leads LatinosAgainstAlzheimer’s, held a two-day Alzheimer’s capacity building training for community health workers and direct service providers that included a tour of the cutting edge University of Kansas Alzheimer’s Disease Center and the powerful testimony of Daisy Duarte, an UsAgainstAlzheimer’s advocate, Missouri resident and Alzheimer’s clinical trial participant

Out And About With UsAgainstAlzheimer's In July 2017: Uniting Communities For A Cure

July was a busy month for UsAgainstAlzheimer’s. We’ve been to many places, including: London for the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC), and to Phoenix, Kansas City, and of course Washington D.C. and featured in the news. We hope that you enjoy the second monthly installment where we will highlight what the UsAgainstAlzheimer’s board and staff have been up to around the U.S. and the world to stop Alzheimer’s. London UsAgainstAlzheimer’s had a major presence at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in London where we presented an analysis of treatments in the drug pipeline and led important conversations to speed

Gratitude for the Opportunity to Serve

Do what is beautiful. God loves those who do what is beautiful. - Qur’an 2:195 Help God! - Qur’an 47:7 In a Hadith Qudsi (a Revelation from God to the Prophet Muhammad in a dream) God asks the son of Adam, “Why did you not visit Me when I was ill?” The human being is dumbfounded and in a daze. He stutters, “You are the Lord of the worlds!” God then explains that when one of His servants is unwell, “you will find Me with him.” When food and drink are offered to one of God’s own, they are offered

Be Trish

Editor's note: Rabbi Michael Lerner gave a moving eulogoy in honor of his sister and UsAgainstAlzheimer's co-founder Trish Vradenburg at the May service celebrating Trish's life. Rabbi Lerner's remarks are reprinted here in their entirety. I am Rabbi Michael Lerner. I'm Trish's older brother. I think I knew her longer than anybody in this room. I met her first when she came back from the hospital, and being born. Our family that she came into was a family that was very involved in talking at the dining room table all the time about politics. My parents were leaders of the

Out And About With UsAgainstAlzheimer's In June 2017: Uniting Communities For A Cure

This is a new monthly feature from UsAgainstAlzheimer’s where we will share with you what our team has been up to around the U.S. and the world in our work to stop Alzheimer’s. We are pressing for greater urgency from government, industry, and the scientific community and bringing people together in the quest for an Alzheimer’s cure. Here are a few highlights from June: Boston Shawn Taylor, UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Board Member, was in Boston to speak at the Veterans Administration Alzheimer's and Aging Conference for Collaboration. We will soon be launching our newest network, VeteransAgainstAlzheimer’s. She also published a blog post