"Wife of Pizza Hut co-founder talks about his battle with Alzheimer’s disease and about experimental drug Janie Carney, wife of Pizza Hut co-founder Frank Carney, talks about the effects an experimental drug had on Frank during his ongoing struggle with Alzheimer's disease."
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"Life after Alzheimer’s? Willi Brombach and wife, Stella Adams, are living proof that while there are bad days, there is also incredible joy in their world. For the Penticton couple, that means daily walks around the block, dancing up a storm Sunday nights at the Senior’s Drop In Centre and and just spending time together."
"When geropsychologist Benjamin Mast evaluates dementia clients at his University of Louisville research lab, there’s a question some people of faith ask him: 'What if I forget about God?' It’s a query that reflects the struggles of people facing diseases like Alzheimer’s."
"Craig Burns first started to notice something was awry with his thought processes when he was 53 years old. The administrative responsibilities he carried as the Red Cross provincial manager for client services in B.C./Yukon, were becoming a challenge. He started to forget things and had to review reports he had just completed thinking he missed something."
"Three years ago, Ron Robert was “shocked” and distressed over his Alzheimer’s diagnosis – but instead of letting the disease get the better of him, it has inspired a brand new chapter of his life."
"The tale of how my parents met and their subsequent love story was a thing of legend, in my mind. My mother, a New York socialite-turned-hippie, was in Miami Beach gallivanting at a friend's notoriously festive mansion. "
“'You don’t look like you have dementia.' On the couch of his Orléans home between his wife of 15 years, Robin Meyers, and Bernese mountain dog, Brooklyn, Keith Barrett is the picture of a life well lived."
"Wandering, when in the context of Alzheimer’s disease, is defined as getting lost and becoming disoriented. It is a common behavior in those with Alzheimer’s. When I was my mother’s caregiver, there were a few occasions when she wandered into potentially dangerous situations."
"Andres Martin, a 31-year-old Marine, is being treated at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for a rare form of Alzheimer’s disease that impacts people with roots in Jalisco, Mexico. He worries his daughter, Alexis, who is not yet 2, will also have it."
"On November 18, 37-year-old José Garcia reached the finish line of the Bakersfield Marathon—but he didn’t cross alone. Before the end, Garcia went up to the sidelines to take hold of his 76-year-old mother-in-law, Odilia Esparza, who is battling late-stage Alzheimer’s disease, so she could finish the race with him."