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    Advice for Caregivers and People Living with Dementia

    Advice for Caregivers and People Living with Dementia

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– Shelly has been living with Alzheimer’s for several years now. Her wife Joan is her caregiver. Joan emailed me in search of a referral to someone who…

    COVID, Community, and Living with Dementia

    COVID, Community, and Living with Dementia

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– Adriana Sanchez, Care Consultant for Family Caregivers Alliance (FCA), recently shared the following with me for the San Francisco Bay Times: “Peter, a gay man in…

    There Is No Going Back

    There Is No Going Back

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– Mary Walsh and Beverly Nance are a lesbian couple in their late 60s and early 70s. They had been together for decades when they decided to…

    Alzheimer’s Research Update: Highlights from the 2020 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference

    Alzheimer’s Research Update: Highlights from the 2020 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– At the recent virtual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC), several studies reported groundbreaking news of a newly developed, inexpensive, accessible, and highly accurate blood test (p…

    It’s About Time

    It’s About Time

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– A generation united is demanding an end to racial injustice and police violence. I have been involved in movement politics almost all of my adult life;…

    The Time for Action Is Now

    The Time for Action Is Now

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– This Pride my heart is heavy and filled with grief and anger for the murder of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and so many other…

    Coronavirus Pandemic Exposes Gap in Mental Health Services for Seniors

    Coronavirus Pandemic Exposes Gap in Mental Health Services for Seniors

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– The COVID-19 crisis, and with it the need to shelter in place, have exposed gaps in San Francisco’s services for seniors and LGBTQ seniors in particular. The city…

    COVID-19 and Emergency Relief

    COVID-19 and Emergency Relief

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– The COVID-19 disease is causing a worldwide health crisis that impacts every one of us. It should come as no surprise that older adults stand the highest…

    COVID-19 and Shelter in Place

    COVID-19 and Shelter in Place

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– These are extraordinary times. It has only been since March 17 that Mayor Breed ordered San Francisco residents to shelter in place, to stay indoors, to slow the…

    World Health Organization, CDC, and City of SF Information about COVID-19

    World Health Organization, CDC, and City of SF Information about COVID-19

    By Dr. Marcy Adelman– The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that people with mild cases of COVID-19—the disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus—recover in about two weeks; others…