Norb Weninger’s 72-year-old wife, Elsie, suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for nine years before she passed away from the illness last week. Weninger took care of his wife, but had to learn along the way.

Many people think of Alzheimer’s as an “old person’s disease” and an inevitable part of aging. As my family knows too well, this couldn’t be further from the truth.

Jamie Copland is CEO of Phoenix-based Sentry Enterprises, Inc., and Publisher of local Phoenix publications TRAVELHOST magazine of greater Phoenix, and MyLIFE magazine. He is also the author of “Life’s Observations By An Everyday Nobody,” published in 2010 by Eloquent Books of the Strategic Book Group.

Recently I saw the film The Iron Lady in which (a brilliant) Meryl Streep portrays the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The movie provided us with three magnificent portrayals of life. A simply outstanding performance by Ms. Streep, who won a Golden Globe for her performance, a portrait of vignettes that depict Ms. Thatcher’s rise to the position as Britain’s Prime Minister, a position she held from 1979 to 1990, longer than any other British PM, and last, but not least, it exposed the reality that even the Iron Lady has no immunity against such a deadly disease, from which there is no escape, and for which no cure currently exists.

Alzheimer's disease has always had a certain inevitability in attacking its victims, but that may be not so true anymore as scientists begin making promising inroads on this exceptionally cruel affliction.

Rae Lyn Burke was driving to work in Menlo Park, Calif., when it happened -- she realized she couldn't do math anymore.

Families can learn about the effects of Alzheimer’s and receive encouragement through the Alzheimer’s Workshop held at the Mesa Main Library, 64 E. First St., on Wednesday, May 22 from 11 a.m. to noon.

Home Instead Senior Care office is offering free Alzheimer’s CARE training workshops for south East Valley families in recognition of national Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and Family Caregivers Month.

September 21, 2004

Part 3 of 3 - The path to a cure for Alzheimer’s disease cuts right through the Valley. The work of internationally known researchers and clinicians from Scottsdale to Sun City has been published in medical journals since the mid-1990s.

November 23, 2004

Chandler authorities are asking the public’s assistance in finding a missing woman. Dorris Barry, 76, was last seen at 5757 W. Chandler Blvd. on Thursday morning.

An elderly Phoenix man who was reported missing Tuesday after he didn’t show up at Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn hospital to see his wife, has been found.

Dolores Looper sits in her high-backed wheelchair inside the dining room at Silverado Senior Living. Eyes wide. Staring. Her mouth is slightly open, but she can’t speak.

“Alzheimer’s: The Musical” doesn’t make fun of the disease, but rather at aging for the good and bad. The musical, which opens Friday at Ghostlight Theatre in Surprise, features three women who talk and sing about life, from medication to being single.

Starting up a charity golf tournament is no easy task these days, but Mesa businessman Kelly Townsend is committed to cultivating the Lien Watch Open to benefit Alzheimer’s research.

Scottsdale police are requesting the public’s assistance in finding a 75-year-old man with Alzheimer’s disease.

Scottsdale police are seeking the public’s assistance in finding a 76-year-old man with Alzheimer’s disease who took his dog for a walk this morning but never returned home.

A 76-year-old Scottsdale man with Alzheimer’s disease, who had been missing for more than 12 hours after leaving his home to walk his dog Thursday morning, was found unharmed and lying down in the front yard of a home about a block from his house.

Anti-psychotic medications commonly prescribed to treat people with dementia appear to be doing more harm than good, according to a national study co-authored by a local Alzheimer’s expert.

Anti-psychotic medications commonly prescribed to treat people with dementia appear to be doing more harm than good, according to a national study co-authored by a local Alzheimer’s expert.