Category Archives: Memory Loss

Spent most of the day in the Emergency Room with Mom #EndALZ

Please subscribe to my new blog and get email updates when I post new blog entries at http://www.ALZandDementia.com. I will stop posting here soon! Today started like any other Sunday. We did wake up a little later than normal, but otherwise, … Continue reading

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Alzheimer’s new TV commercial – Two Paths – Missed the mark!! #EndALZ

Please subscribe to my new blog and get email updates when I post new blog entries at http://www.ALZandDementia.com. I will stop posting here soon! I’m writing this message to encourage the National Alzheimer’s Association to go back and do some editing … Continue reading

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My Passion for Alzheimer’s and moving blog to www.ALZandDementia.com

Thank you so much! I am very humbled to know that so many people have stopped by to read my blog, comment and share your story. I have been writing more lately and plan to blog at least once a … Continue reading

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Wow! Response to my conversation with a group of 7th & 8th graders

I have moved my blog to http://www.ALZandDementia.com! Thanks for visiting this blog! Just received an envelope from New Bedford Academy! All of the 7th & 8th graders that I talked with last week about my job and Alzheimer’s, wrote me … Continue reading

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Please ready this Blog: Alzheimer’s Association – Why are we not talking on social media? #EndALZ

Why are we not talking on social media? (We are failing as a collective group – The National Alzheimer’s Association, 15.4 million caregivers, 5.2 million with Alzheimer’s, the millions that lost someone to this disease and the millions that know … Continue reading

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How can a single University (Sanford) raise $1 Billion, but the Alzheimer’s Association can only raise hundreds of millions?

A University can raise $1 Billion in a year, but the Alzheimer’s Association can only raise hundreds of millions!!! Do we really need to have our universities/colleges raising billions on capital campaigns? (granted, some of this may go to a … Continue reading

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Mom was not getting out of the car this morning! Today’s Adventure #EndALZ

We all slept in at the Kenny House today! Mom and Dad woke up around 10:30 and I woke up around 11. It was nice to sleep in! We went out to breakfast at our usual spot and ran into … Continue reading

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Powerball up to $600 Million & Mega Millions up to $190 Million; Alzheimer’s research approaching $600 million in annual NIH Funding

Wow! The Powerball is up to $600 Million. The Mega Millions is up to $190 million. How is it that we can have lottery jackpots of this size, but not increase the funding for Alzheimer’s research from millions to billions? … Continue reading

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Spreading the word to our future generation of advocates for Alzheimer’s!

A friend of mine reached out to me and asked if I wanted to come to her school and read to her 1st and 2nd grade class. Since I don’t have any children, this was a little bit of a … Continue reading

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Mom, Happy Mother’s Day! I Love You! Your Son, Rich

Today is just like any other day; except today is Mother’s Day! My Mom is an amazing Mother and I see it more and more every day. Mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s four years ago! I had the privilege to … Continue reading

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