Finding New Purpose Following an Early Onset Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
By
Tanner Jensen
| March 23rd, 2020
For some, an Alzheimer’s diagnosis can feel like the end of life; for others, it’s a chance to begin a new one. Following his…
The Perception of Decline: Life Following a Dual Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s and Lewy Body Dementia
By
Tanner Jensen
| December 10th, 2019
For someone with as active a mind as Lonni Schicker, a nurse and nursing professor, a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment came as a…
Learning Your Limits: A Caregiver’s Journey
By
Tanner Jensen
| November 29th, 2019
An accomplished physician and professor of psychiatry and medical anthropology at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Arthur Kleinman’s view on the profession was upended when…
High LDL Cholesterol May Contribute to Early-Onset Alzheimer’s
By Being Patient | May 28th, 2019
A new study published in JAMA Neurology links high levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol with early-onset Alzheimer’s. According to lead author of the study…
Early-Onset Alzheimer’s: Former Intel Executive Opens Up About Her Diagnosis
By Deborah Kan | May 20th, 2019
Tech-savvy Pam Montana had been working as an executive at Intel for nearly two decades when she noticed she was struggling to remember how…
‘I Thought My Family Would Be Better off Without Me’: Navigating Depression After an Early-Onset Diagnosis
By
Ayana Sadler
| February 15th, 2019
When Peter Berry was first diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s at age 50, his first thoughts were that he was a burden to his family…
‘They Are Still Here, and They Can Still Contribute’: What He Learned From Alzheimer’s at Age 51
By
Esther Kentish
| February 8th, 2019
Before being diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s in his early 50s, Jeff Borghoff received several misdiagnoses from different doctors and was even put on medication…
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