In Nigeria, artist Kunle Adewale is bringing art to older adults through a range of different technologies, including virtual reality — and challenging perceptions…
Since Terrie Montgomery was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s in 2015, she’s been an advocate for her own health — and the health of others….
Despite a doctor’s racist stereotypes, myriad financial crises and 16 years helping her mother live well with dementia, caregiver Loretta Veney shows up with…
Ty Lewis, professional educator, certified dementia consultant, wife, mother, and care partner to her own mother, explains how normalizing dementia has the potential to…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. Henrietta Lacks. The Tuskegee Experiment. When…
Alzheimer’s advocate GeVonna Fassett spent more than a decade caring for her late mother. Today, her organization, Olivia’s Prayer, supports dementia caregivers and raises…
Nearly one in 10 Americans is at risk of an adverse health event due to language barriers. Scientist and advocate Kao Lee Yang became…