Meet Evelyn, our latest hope4ALZ® hero
Evelyn:
I clearly remember the day when my mom asked for a bracelet engraved with her home address. Something that was nice and not too obvious. A few months after this conversation, she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. We were unfamiliar with this disease and […]
Jane, Support Group Facilitator
Jane Farmer, Support Group Facilitator
The Inland Empire has 68,000 people living with Alzheimer’s disease and supportive services are in high demand. By 2030, that number will increase by nearly 50%! One of our Inland Empire Support Group Facilitators, Jane Farmer, shares her experience as a […]
Happy Valentine’s Day 2019
It was a Tuesday.
“Good morning Ella,” I said greeting the love of my life.
For 26 years she has been the best part of my mornings.
“Short and simple,” I always thought. At least that’s what the nurses told me, “keep your phrases short and simple.”
That […]
AARP Storytelling Initiative
A Caregiving Mission: Dementia
We present “A Caregiving Mission: Dementia” – a storytelling initiative by AARP, in collaboration with Alzheimer’s Los Angeles that empowers Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals and families to have hard yet vulnerable conversations focused on caregiving and dementia. […]
ABC7 Vista LA
LOS ANGELES, Calif (KABC) — Francisco Espinoza is one of millions of people living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia in the U.S.
An immigrant from the Mexican state of Michoacan, Francisco raised three daughters-all college graduates […]
PJ’s Unforgettable Pies
PJ’s Unforgettable Pies: An Alzheimer’s Love Story
“When we decided to tell Ray & Phyllis’s story it started out focused on the pies. They had such a great little “mom & pop” business and it was really inspiring to see their passion […]