Listen or Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks Podcast on Apple #BoldCareLeader #4MindsetShifts  #5BreakthroughCarePillars Lori La Bey talks with Mark Wilson, who wrote a combo memoir & how-to playbook on his journey with his mom. Mark is a passionate advocate for the disease, leading Alzheimer’s support groups, advocating in DC and Sacramento, and leading various fundraising and patient rights activities.  Mark’s mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.  He decided to leave his career of  22+ years as a Leadership & Human Resources Executive at Taco Bell to care for his Mom full-time at home. Mark discovered that his love and passion for his mom,...

Listen or Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks Podcast on Apple #Aging #healthyAging #Dementia #Calmness #Discrimination Lori La Bey talks with Eva Tombak, the author, and Viktor Tombak, Eva’s husband and the designer and Illustrator of the book AFTERNOON: The Aging Guide for Beginners, which explores aging, dementia, caregiving, identity, and the fragile but enduring humanity that remains when memory begins to fade. Eva is a Lithuanian author, former journalist and magazine publisher, and yoga teacher based in Vilnius. Afternoon is her first book. Viktor Tombak is an architect and has guided the English-language edition from translation to publication and...

NFL players face nearly four times higher neurodegenerative disease mortality, with dementia and Parkinson's disease deaths far above expected rates

NFL players face nearly four times higher neurodegenerative disease mortality, with dementia and Parkinson's disease deaths far above expected rates