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We Can Put an End to Alzheimer’s
As our first effort at The Longest Day is coming to an end, I’m excited about the potential of this event. When I was on the Chicago Lakefront on my bike during my four hours of riding to honor my...
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Alzheimer’s Is One of My Greatest Battles
I have faced many battles in my life. I served in Vietnam as a Marine Corps corporal. I also completed four tours in Iraq in the U.S. Army, and four of my sons served in Iraq, too. But all my battles...
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Breaking Past Stigma & Finding Hope: Rob Epp’s Story
Courage is the thing you need most and the hardest thing to get when you’re faced with Alzheimer’s Disease. Jordan, my partner of 17 years has younger-onset Alzheimer’s. His father and several...
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This Is Our Life – And Alzheimer’s Isn’t Keeping Us From Living It
“This Is Our Life” is the final line of a production entitled “Resurrection” that my husband Steve and I have been a part of with our church singing group for the past 17 years. During the last song,...
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A Recipe to Remember: A Daughter Honors Her Father’s Memory
It was a perfect summer evening. The sun was just starting to go down and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. I was home from college on a visit to introduce my parents to my new boyfriend (my now...
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Climbing to Mt. Kilimanjaro’s Summit to Stop Alzheimer’s
The porters pack my tent and soon there is a line of headlamps ahead, trailing the lead guide. It will be an extraordinarily long night. One that I am embarking upon as part of The Longest Day, an...
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For Alzheimer’s. For Theatre. For my Mom.
I’m an actor from San Francisco who came home for Christmas and stayed. My Mom is in Stage 4 of Alzheimer’s. My Dad is in denial, but he is getting better. I went to the Alzheimer’s Association and...
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Fighting to Remember for My Dad With Early-Onset Alzheimer’s
Today is all about motion. There has already been hiking – and there will be boating, golfing and biking. Together with my sister and two wonderful friends, I am participating in Alzheimer’s...
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Honoring Henry After The Longest Goodbye
My daughter and I experienced the longest goodbye during my husband’s decade-long struggle with Alzheimer’s dementia. Henry died in March of this year. Henry taught me to play bridge more than 30 years...
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For the Love of LuLu on The Longest Day
My mom, whom we lovingly call LuLu, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2008. We have been through quite the journey ever since. There have been challenging and scary When I heard about The Longest...
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