Last week I had the incredible opportunity to tag along with some friends from my local Alzheimer’s Association chapter and storm Capitol Hill with almost 1000 purple warriors.  The experience afforded me a perspective I had never witnessed- the sense ...

Anytime a meeting begins with the words, “Can I offer you a Slim Jim?”, you know you’ve come to a welcoming place. I would not have expected such unpretentious banter in a politician’s office, but my first advocacy meeting with ...

*** In two weeks, I will be attending the Alzheimer’s Association National Advocacy Forum in Washington DC.  I am so thrilled to be a part of the discussion.  Next week I will be meeting with my district representative to encourage ...

*** Young Onset Alzheimer’s Disease (and let’s go ahead and include its nasty cousin Frontotemporal Dementia) is the atom bomb of devastating illnesses.  Here’s why: It is insidious.  Long before it is diagnosed in someone usually 40-60 years old, it ...