Alzheimer’s agency has roomy new home

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Dominick DePetrillo, executive director of the Alzheimer’s Family Organization, is excited about the nonprofit’s agency’s move to a Rowan Road office space twice the size of its former home.

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Family History Has Complex Role in Alzheimer’s Risk

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

Title: Family History Has Complex Role in Alzheimer’s Risk Category: Health News Created: 10/11/2011 11:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 10/11/2011

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Alzheimer’s: No easy answers for aging’s ‘defining’ illness

Sunday, August 7th, 2011

Virginia Stone is worried: Alzheimer’s disease seems to run in her family. Her 80-year-old mother, Kazue Storey, was diagnosed seven years ago, and Storey’s mother died of the disease in the 1970s.

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Alzheimer’s crosses socioeconomic boundaries

Monday, July 4th, 2011

Every family affected has to make critical and often painful decisions regarding care for their family members.

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Alzheimer’s fundraising supports services for you

Saturday, April 2nd, 2011

Nearly $50,000 have already been raised for the Alzheimer’s Association Eastern Tennessee chapter. That means support and assistance for your family, and on-going research in hopes for a cure.

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