Dan and Julie will be recognized as this year’s honorees of Orlando’s Purple Soirée gala to honor their years of service as Alzheimer’s Association volunteers, fundraisers and advocates.
Category: The Faces of Alzheimer’s
A Mission to Change Minds: Sury Veliz’s Journey With Alzheimer’s
It’s easy to think that you’re too young to show signs of Alzheimer’s disease. Sury Veliz is on a mission to change that. She will be honored as the Mission Moment Speaker at the Sunshine Gala in Miami.
Lessons from Caregiving: A Daughter’s Story
Caring for a loved one with dementia can be a difficult and painful task, especially when that loved one lives far away. This is a fact that Donna Luzzi knows only too well as a former long-distance caregiver to her mother, Ednamae. Recently, Donna shared her personal caregiving journey with the Alzheimer’s Association, as well as some of the lessons she learned along the way.
Living With Alzheimer’s: Finding Acceptance and Hope
In November of 2020, Michele Hall was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Now, she’s sharing her story.
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I wonder what it’s like to have a lifetime of stories. And then what it’s like to not remember many of them on some days, any of them on others and, on a rare few, to remember each and every one in more vivid detail than the day they happened.
Otto and Phillips: Forever Valentines
Their story started on a simple trip to a Sprint store. Little did they know that small encounter would turn into a beautiful and inspiring relationship.