Alzheimer's Disease

Michael with his dad, Steve, at the summit of Pike National Forest, Colorado (Courtesy of Michael Gunther)

Dear Dad: ’Our travels led us to unusual places where we found beauty in the unexpected’

For Michael Gunther, road trips with his father, who now has Alzheimer’s disease, were never really about the destination

senior woman in wheelchair at home in living room (Getty Images)

The problem of Alzheimer’s: Caregiver exhaustion and a minefield of ethical quandaries

As the world’s population ages, a new generation will be facing Alzheimer’s. A new book delves into the disease’s toll and what’s needed to quell the effects of the coming wave.

’I am mine’: This is what Alzheimer’s is like at 41

Three years ago, Jo and his wife Robin shared their story: he had early-onset Alzheimer’s. Now, as it continues its swift, relentless assault on Jo, Robin navigates the unthinkable

Shannon Proudfoot. (Photograph by Natalie Castellino)

While we still can: The case for advance directives

A proposed law on assisted death will not allow patients to choose death while they remain able. Should it?

Federal election 2015: Time for a national dementia strategy

Mimi Lowi-Young, CEO of the Alzheimer Society of Canada, explains why she’s working hard to raise awareness during this election campaign

Jo has Alzheimer’s. He’s 38.

Husband, teacher—Alzheimer’s patient. Inside Jo Aubin’s heartbreaking fight against time