by Jimmy Carter | Nov 6, 2018 | Dementia
Receiving a dementia or Alzheimer’s diagnosis can be devastating for the individual. There’s an inherent feeling of fear and isolation when this diagnosis has been handed down and an overwhelming sense that you have to go at it alone. It’s important to recognize that...
by Jimmy Carter | Oct 23, 2018 | Alzheimer’s, Celebrity
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who became the first female justice in 1981, announced Tuesday that she suffers from dementia and is “no longer able to participate in public life.” In a letter released by her family, O’Connor, 88, said she wanted...
by Jimmy Carter | Aug 24, 2018 | Alzheimer’s, Dementia
Two weeks ago, the state of Massachusetts passed a landmark, multifaceted law that aims to improve diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Currently, no other state in the country has a comparable law. Read on, all. Mr. Kohl’s...
