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We recently had the opportunity to interview the developers of the AlzBuddy app, Rithvik and Vedant. They talked to us about their inspiration for developing this app, how it works...

The task or mission of caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease is daunting and consuming. It's a lot like caring for a child, only the kid is growing in reverse...

It can be hard to stay positive and take care of yourself when you are a caregiver. Believe me, I get it. You might feel like life is running on...

We recently had the opportunity to speak with family physician and author Dr. Chris Price about his new book, Allison's Gambit. Dr. Price talks about the influence Alzheimer's disease had...

I had the honor of interviewing AlzheimersDisease.net contributor and moderator Pam Farina, who became a caregiver for her mom as Alzheimer's disease progressively took away her ability to care for...

I came out of my mother's womb crying "I can do it myself!" and have been extremely independent since my first breath. After my 53-year-old husband, Peter was diagnosed with...

It's the Alzheimer's anticipatory grief for me... And it is exhausting. Seriously. It's true: living with someone who has Alzheimer's dementia is living with loss, that part IS VERY REAL...

The editorial team at AlzheimersDisease.net is highlighting people in the Alzheimer's community and their journeys in a series of Instagram interviews. We talked to Dan Jaworski about how being diagnosed...

Picture it. 1990-something. The humid Tennessee classroom buzzes as a metal box pretends to cool and agitate the sticky air. A 9th grade English class commences as students take their...

Confession: The last few days I have been refreshing the Pennsylvania General Assembly website like it was Ticketmaster and Penn State student tickets were set to go on sale. (Real...

Welcome to Caregiver - You are Doing Too Much 101. In today's lesson, we will discuss the helicopter style of caring and the importance of taking breaks for self-care as...

Before my mom moved to Utah to live with me and my family last year, she was living on her own in California. Being a long-distance caregiver is a strange...

As fall rolls around you will be seeing more ads and media content about the Walk To End Alzheimer's, commonly referred to as just the Walk, sponsored by the Alzheimer's...

While some may think of "advocacy" and picture a woman at a podium in front of a rally or a man in a suit walking the halls of Congress, that's...

Is there anything you are a bit insecure about? For me, when my mental health is affected, I'm left wondering how I'm supposed to run the world like Beyoncé when...

Noise is such an issue for me. As a person with Alzheimer's I find I have a very difficult time filtering noise. I carry earplugs with me all the time...

My family has been involved with my mom's care since she came to live with us. I thought I would ask my husband his thoughts on all of this. The...

Caregiving is one of the hardest roles to play in life and it can be made even more difficult by the naysayers and caregiver criticisms from others. My entry into...

I sleep on a cloud. Not a literal cloud, of course. But I read a click-bait type article at some point in my life that indicated, however truthfully, that hotels...

Alzheimer's disease is described as a "type of dementia that affects memory, thinking, and behavior. Symptoms eventually grow severe enough to interfere with daily tasks." I have seen the tremendous...