All the latest news and stories about Alzheimer's disease, dementia and the brain.

Oakridge Fashion Giving Shop for Alz

York Region
October 14, 2024

What started as a way to make a gloomy pandemic year a bit more cheerful has become an annual tradition where York Region residents can learn about local charities while raising funds to help them help others.

The Giving Shop Logo

Making People Smile!

York Region
May 15, 2024

Newmarket’s Bob Patterson just wants to make people smile.

Men with balloon animals

#IGWalkforAlz Team Minds in Motion

York Region
May 15, 2024

Jennifer Barta, the Alzheimer Society of York Region’s (AS York) Active Living Coordinator, is creating a sense of community.

Group of individuals from Minds in Motion

WAM - Lori and Randy

York Region
September 13, 2022

Lori's husband Randy lives with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Lori made the decision to put Randy in long-term care after the realization she couldn't be a caregiver any longer.

Woman with dark shoulder-length hair wearing a Canada 150 shirt resting on a man in a wheelchair wearing the same shirt

WAM - Deb and Rocky

York Region
September 10, 2022

We are catching up with people who have shared their stories with AS York to see how they and their person living with dementia are doing. Deb is doing OK, trying to adjust to her new normal. Rocky, her husband, passed away after a battle with young-onset dementia in 2021. He was 66 years old.

Older woman with short hair standing behind an older man in a wheelchair outside.