The Alzheimer’s Association will present a free program designed to help those affected by dementia, their care partners and family members to better understand the legal and financial issues that may impact them now and in the future. The two-part session will be held on Thursday, January 24th and Thursday, January 31st from 1:00 to [...]

The Alzheimer’s Association will present a program called “Recognizing Memory Changes in the Members of Your Congregation”. The program will be held on Sunday, January 13th from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church, 639 N. 25th Street, in Milwaukee. This program is designed to help those in the faith community understand and [...]

Program to offer insight on the impact of memory loss The Alzheimer’s Association will present a program called “Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease: The Basics” on Tuesday, June 26 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Alzheimer’s Association, 620 S. 76th Street, Suite 160, in Milwaukee. This program will provide information that everyone should [...]

Brentwood Church of Christ’s bi-monthly ‘African American Alzheimer’s & Related Dementia Caregiver Support Group’ meeting will be held on Fri., Dec. 3, 2010 from 6:00 – 7:00 pm at the church (6425 N. 60th Street). This group is free and open to the general public. The meeting will include a presentation by Dimitri Mills of [...]

Brentwood Church of Christ’s bi-monthly African American Alzheimer’s & Related Dementia Caregiver Support Group meeting will be held on Friday, October 1, 2010 from 6:00 – 7:00 pm at the church (6425 N. 60th Street). This group is free and open to the general public. The meeting will include a presentation by Connie Chestnut of [...]

Brentwood Church of Christ’s bi-monthly African American Alzheimer’s & Related Demetia Caregiver Support Group meeting will be held on Friday, June 4, 2010 from 6:00 – 7:00 pm at the church (6425 N. 60th Street). This group is free and open to the general public. The meeting will include a presentation by Stephanie Houston of [...]

By Karyl Richson Tens of thousands more people will benefit from a faster and more efficient process when applying for disability benefits, thanks to an expansion in Social Security’s Compassionate Allowances. Compassionate Allowances are a way of quickly identifying diseases and other medical conditions that clearly qualify for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) [...]

Brentwood Church of Christ’s bi-monthly African American Alzheimer’s & Related Dementia Support Group meeting will be held on April 2, 2010 from 6:00 – 7:00 pm at the church (6425 N. 60th Street). The meeting will include a presentation from Gina Green-Harris of the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute. The meeting is free and open to the [...]

by Keith Scott MD Over the past decade medical scientists have discovered that ordinary culinary herbs and spices contain a vast quantity of exceptionally important plant nutrients that can help to prevent and treat many of our most prevalent degenerative diseases. Here are ten convincing reasons why those of us who do not include spices [...]

Capital Campaign fuels relocation for Alzheimer’s Association The Alzheimer’s Association, Southeastern Wisconsin chapter, recently moved into a new home at 620 S 76th Street, Suite 160 in Milwaukee. The move was made possible by a year-long capital campaign launched by the Association which raised $258,600 and involved the support and investment of a number of [...]