I never really considered myself a caregiver. Mom had lived alone since I moved out many years ago. She handled herself well, as she had...

By: Cindy Petersen My mother, Grace Whitten, lost her battle with vascular dementia after five years. She started out her life like many...

By: Jessica Fox My grandfather and I were wrapped around each other’s fingers. Growing up, he jumped on the trampoline and played...

More than 350 people are expected to attend the 13th annual Memory Rock Chicago fundraiser on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at Old Crow...

My mother Betsy was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s at the young age of 55 years old.  We saw signs that something was wrong...

By: Emily Wisner With a degree in business education, Karen Weede knew something was wrong when she could no longer balance her checking...

Alzheimer’s taught us that love and kindness can be communicated and understood without words. My mom, Helen, found a new purpose in...

It has been almost five years since I lost my beloved wife of 56 wonderful years to Alzheimer’s. I not only walk in her memory, but for...

Back in 2011 my mom, Rose, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. She suffered what they called mini-strokes that attributed to the disease,...

When my Dad died of Alzheimer’s Disease the day before Valentine’s Day in 2001, we didn’t have a name for the disease that took away his...

By: Emily Wisner Tammy Joseph has had three loved ones, her grandmother, father, and father-in-law, pass away from Alzheimer’s disease....

My mother was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s at age 63. She just turned 80 on July 28, 2019 and is now in the late stage of the...

By: Emily Wisner In 2010, Kerri Leo’s mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease at age 63. The family quickly abandoned them, and...

The Bank of America Chicago Marathon is not just about ONE story – it’s thousands of stories. Read Stephen Farr’s ALZ Stars marathon...

I work with a not-for-profit organization that provides research funding to advance treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer’s at three...

The Bank of America Chicago Marathon is not just about ONE story – it’s thousands of stories. Read Melisa Holman’s ALZ Stars marathon...

By: Emily Wisner For Destiny, her father’s diagnosis of Alzheimer’s wasn’t a shock. Both of her grandparents and her uncle had passed...

By: Emily Wisner “Mom’s diagnosis of Alzheimer’s was not a surprise because her mother had it, but it was scary because we knew what the...

By: Emily Wisner Last month, Maureen Murphy hosted a Longest Day event in Fairbury, Illinois called “Purple Lemonade.” She said, “The...

By: Emily Wisner Adam Baiers’s father and role model passed away on November 11, 2018. “I vividly recall the day I learned of my father’s...