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An Update on Alzheimer’s

"Am I going to get it?" "What can I do to prevent getting it?" "How can we help someone who has it?"

Alzheimer’s experts says those are among the most frequent questions they get from the general public.

We address those questions, and ask you to contribute too.

Guests:
Sue Friedman
- President and CEO of the Alzheimer’s Association of Central and Western Virginia.

Kathleen L. Fuchs, Ph.D. - Neuropsychologist. Alzheimer’s researcher. Clinical Therapist. Member of the Memory and Aging Care Division as well as Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Virginia.

Eliezer Sobel - Author of Blue Sky, White Clouds: A Book for Memory Challenged Adults (2012, Rainbow Ridge Books).

Tom Graham was Senior Producer and host of WMRA's Virginia Insight from 2006 to 2015.