by Christy Turner | Apr 10, 2021 | The Alzheimer's Podcast
In This Episode We originally introduced you to our guest today, Jamie Tyrone, in episode 100: Enjoy Us in the Moment. In that episode, Jamie starts walking us through her experience of finding out (by accident!) she has two copies of the ApoE-4 gene, which...
by Christy Turner | Feb 22, 2021 | Quality of Life, The Alzheimer's Podcast
Show Notes This episode is part two of our conversation with Dr. Jason Karlawish, author of the new book The Problem of Alzheimer’s: How Science, Culture, and Politics Turned a Rare Disease into a Crisis and What We Can Do About It. The book is out today...
by Christy Turner | Feb 18, 2021 | Quality of Life, The Alzheimer's Podcast
Show Notes Phil Gutis, former New York Times reporter and our Assistant Sherpa, interviews Dr. Jason Karlawish, author of the new book The Problem of Alzheimer’s: How Science, Culture, and Politics Turned a Rare Disease into a Crisis and What We Can Do About It....
by Christy Turner | Dec 29, 2020 | Care Partners, Quality of Life
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by Christy Turner | Dec 2, 2020 | Quality of Life, The Alzheimer's Podcast
In This Episode Mikaela Wilson and Spencer Coombe both started out working as direct care staff in long-term care as teenagers. Now, they’re the co-founders of Senior Support Services of Southern Ontario in Hamilton, Ontario. Because of their background and the...
by Christy Turner | Nov 23, 2020 | Quality of Life, The Alzheimer's Podcast
Show Notes After reporting on the FDA Advisory Committee meeting for Biogen’s phase 3 trial drug aducanumab, Phil started wrestling with two parts of himself: should the guy who believes in science prevail, or the guy living with the diagnosis? This week,...
by Christy Turner | Nov 12, 2020 | Quality of Life, The Alzheimer's Podcast
In This Episode This episode was recorded November 9, 2020. Phil and Christy discuss President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris’s victory and the ongoing impact of COVID-19 within our community. But mostly, Phil wrestles with two parts of himself...
by Christy Turner | Aug 9, 2020 | Care Partners, Communication, The Alzheimer's Podcast
In This Episode We’ve got two top-notch guests on the show today, Alexandra Jamieson and Bob Gower. They’re co-authors of the new book, Radical Alignment: How to Have Game-Changing Conversations That Will Transform Your Business and Your Life. You...
by Christy Turner | Aug 3, 2020 | Memory Care, Quality of Life, The Alzheimer's Podcast
In This Episode This episode is part two of my conversation with Mikaela Wilson and Spencer Coombe, co-founders of Senior Support Services of Southern Ontario and co-authors of Any Game for Any Brain. Last episode, we talked about the Canadian military’s report...
by Christy Turner | Jul 27, 2020 | Quality of Life
What’s He Talking About? “Person-man-woman-camera-TV” By now, you’ve probably heard President Trump state that he “aced” a cognitive test. He went on to explain at length one component he encountered–recalling five objects–and added...
