Alzheimer's Memory Walk

10-10-10 is the date!  Save it, circle it and walk with us at the Alzheimer's Memory Walk.  We will be walking at Alton Baker Park.  It's so much fun to get together as a community and commit to this worthwhile cause.  I think many times people don't think of Alzheimer's disease until personally affected.  It's not usually a young person's disease like some of the cancers so it doesn't get talked about much amongst friends and family until the day it becomes personal.   As the years go by and more and more of your friends and family are diagnosed you will understand the importance of education and support.  It is a disease that strips bit by bit of the whole person.   It is heartbreaking for loved ones to watch and the support of others is the one thing most needed.

Annual Conference!

The Annual Conference will be June 5th at the Eugene Faith Center.  A year of preparation and planning has gone into the conference.    The first meeting of the Education Committee after a conference is spent reviewing what was perfect and what could have been done differently.  Then the brainstorming and prep starts for the next year.

Faces and Voices of Alzheimer's a Community Collage is the name of this years conference.  Although a tad bit wordy, hopefully it conveys that it takes a village, or a community to support caregivers, those diagnosed and anyone affected by this disease. 

The speakers for this year will be outstanding.  I have been a nurse caring for patients with Alzheimer's Disease for 17 years now and each year I learn something new plus I am reminded of things I have forgotten about the disease. (ironic)

The speaker I am most excited about hearing is Joseph F. Quinn, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Neurology Oregon Health & Sciences University.

Join us if you can.  It is one day out of 365.  You never know who has been or will be diagnosed with this disease.   This one day may make a profound difference in the upcoming year.