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…
Arthena Caston: ‘Living Joyfully’ with Alzheimer’s as an African American
By
Tanner Jensen
| March 6th, 2020
Rates of Alzheimer’s disease are around 14 percent higher among African Americans, and the symptoms are often dismissed or misdiagnosed. Being Patient spoke with…
Arthena Caston: ‘Living Joyfully’ as an African American with Alzheimer’s
By Deborah Kan | March 5th, 2020
Being Patient spoke with Arthena Caston about the higher rates of Alzheimer’s disease among African Americans, her efforts to raise awareness in the community…
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 Christine Barba | 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…
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