Erica Frechman, PhD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine has been awarded $100,000 for the 2023 Lina Mae Edwards Young Investigator Award by Dementia Alliance of North Carolina (DA-NC). The DA-NC research program aims to tackle vital issues in dementia science and caregiver support,…
By Lisa Levine On May 23-24, 2023, Dementia Alliance of NC launched our Inaugural Ambassador Program hosted by the Senior Enrichment Center in Moore County, NC. In this first cohort, 9 attendees, representing 3 counties, included volunteers and senior service providers who wanted more education and support for their communities. The launch included in-depth training…
by Dementia Alliance of NC Herlene is a remarkable woman from Harnett County who recently celebrated her 91st birthday. Herlene lives with dementia and her devoted daughter, Fatine, cares for her at home. Herlene is a devout fan of gospel music and court show TV. Recently, her cherished CD player broke leaving her without the comforting…
by Dementia Alliance of NC At Dementia Alliance of NC, we know by the increasing number of requests for our services that the number of caregivers in North Carolina is rising rapidly. We are also seeing more requests from a younger and more diverse populations as increasing numbers of Gen Z and millennials like Porche…
Dementia Alliance of North Carolina’s Lina Mae Edwards Young Investigator Research Grant Announced! Dr. Giulia Fragola, Research Associate in Dr. Todd Cohen’s lab in the UNC Department of Neurology, has been awarded $100,000 for the 2022 Lina Mae Edwards Young Investigator Award by Dementia Alliance of North Carolina for her project entitled “Tau depletion via…
A Focus on Brain Health Research in the African American Community by Latorius Adams, MS, Social/Clinical Research Coordinator As we celebrate Black History Month, it is good to keep in mind a sobering statistic. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, African Americans are two to three times more likely than whites to develop dementia. They are…
Navigating My Mom’s Dementia By Felicia Coleman I’m a firm believer that anything you go through in life, good or bad, there is a lesson to be learned. It is either for our own elevation or to motivate and uplift someone else. I often contemplate how one such lesson presented itself, albeit devastating, it also…
Navigating a dementia diagnosis can bring families together if they work toward a common set of goals. Or it can create more stress than is already present if families are at odds with how care is provided. Remember, Mom or Dad put the family first for years, so the goal is to make THEM the…
Navigating Ambiguous Loss & Grief By Dementia Alliance of NC Your loved one is there. Your loved one is NOT there. They may be sitting right next to you, looking in your eyes, but they are no longer present in quite the same way as before. This roller coaster of absence and presence common to…
Support Group Leader Spotlight: Dale Krech and Pat Soler By Dale Krech Pat and I co-facilitate a twice-monthly support group for caregivers in the Sandhills area. Previously, in California, each of us had taken care of loved ones for about 10 years. Pat’s mother had elder dementia and lived with her and my wife was…