Technicians at Delray Medical Center work with an Alzheimer’s patient using ultrasound technology as part of a study in collaboration with FAU. Photo provided
Delray Medical Center is treating an Alzheimer’s patient using ultrasound technology as p
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More than 2,500 supporters created a sea of purple for the second walk and that raised more than $250,000 — twice the 2014 amount. Dottie Carson, who recently was diagnosed, served as keynote speaker. LEFT: Co-Chairwomen Victoria Karasin and Pam
Harbour's Edge raised more than $7,000 at this year's Boca Raton Walk to End Alzheimer's on September 27. Twenty-two residents and staff members of the senior living community participated. Team Captain, Judy Stauffer, raised more than $2,055 for the
About 1,500 people came to Mizner Park for the first Walk to End Alzheimer’s, which raised $120,000. Photo provided
Pamela Higer-Polani is instrumental in organizing Boca Raton’s first Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Mary Thurwachter
When Pamela Higer-Polani approached the Alzheimer’s Association a year and a half ago about having a wa
William Altier (left) and Cutler Altier of Altier Jewelers in Boca Raton are part of the honorary family for the Keep Memories Alive Walk-in-the-Mall event benefiting the Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center at FAU. Tim Stepien/The Coastal
Mary M. Barnes, president and CEO of Alzheimer’s Community Care, speaks during the dedication service for the new Alzheimer’s day center at Advent Lutheran in Boca Raton.
By Lucy Lazarony
There has been an Alzheimer’s day center at the heart of the
By Mary Thurwachter, Managing Editor
Loss has been a major player in my sister-in-law’s life over the past few years. In just about every case, Alzheimer’s was the culprit.
She lost her job as a paralegal. She gave up driving her car. Her ability to
