June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, a time to encourage conversation about the brain, Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. The Alzheimer’s Association recently asked those living with early-stage Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia what they want others to know about living with the disease. Here are six things they shared... ...

At age 51, Rev. Clare Sulgit learned she had Mild Cognitive Impairment due to Alzheimer’s disease. A pastor, she noticed that she was having difficulty articulating words as she delivered her sermons. She initially thought it was due to stress from COVID. But the problems persisted, so she asked her doctor for a referral to a memory health clinic. After a series of tests, she got her diagnosis. If you have similar concerns, go to the doctor. ...

Dementia impacts everyone. However, communities of color are disproportionately more likely than white Americans to have Alzheimer’s or other types of dementia. ...

According to the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) there are more than 11 million Americans caring for an adult family member due to health needs or disability, while also caring for children at home. In Ohio, more than one in three dementia caregivers are in the sandwich generation. "You feel stretched to the max and 24 hours in a day is not enough time to take care of everyone and everything," says one. ...

Jan Castora of Strongsville has donated $1,000,000 to the Alzheimer’s Association to create a caregiver relief program. The Jan & Josephine Castora Family Caregiver Relief Program pays for agency caregivers to assist families needing help caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or another type of dementia.  ...

It is an all-too-common scenario: older Americans save conscientiously for retirement, only to be exploited in the early stages of dementia, their bank accounts depleted or diminished by scammers or unscrupulous relatives. Top prevention tip: Don't answer an incoming call when you don't recognize the number. Read on for what to watch for and how to avoid getting scammed. ...

Going to the doctor can be scary for some. A good doctor-patient relationship is built on honesty, trust, the ability to spot symptoms, ask questions, and then make a diagnosis. So it goes with the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or dementia. But what happens when families feel doctors aren’t listening to them? Here is one family's story. ...

In her new blog, Better Thinking, Lindsay Walker tackles a current crisis: Alzheimer's and dementia, which affect one in three seniors nationwide (killing more people than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined). As Executive Director for the Alzheimer’s Association Cleveland Area Chapter, Lindsay is equipped to offer you the best advice to live your best life to help reduce risk for the disease, if you have the disease or you are a caregiver. Hope for a cure is on the horizon. Until then, keep reading Better Thinking. ...