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Woman diagnosed with Alzheimer's paints to remember

Though Consuelo Niño-Delgado has lost so much of herself to the disease, her immense talent remains.
Woman diagnosed with Alzheimer's defies expectations with beautiful paintings

Though Consuelo Niño-Delgado has lost so much of herself to the disease, her immense talent remains.
Free Alzheimer's disease health conference for caregivers happening in Sandy Springs Saturday

The one-day conference will feature expert panelists on brain health and dementia-related illnesses.
'It’s hard to see your loved one decline' | With FDA approving Alzheimer's drug, families hope it's affordable

FDA voted Friday to fully approve Alzheimer's drug Leqembi.
Neurologist explains why new Alzheimer's drug and pending approval is 'a big breakthrough'

The clinical trial for the drug lasted 10 years and included hundreds of screenings.
'Desperately Waiting,' an 11Alive investigation into families living with a dementia diagnosis

Millions of families trying to navigate life after a dementia diagnosis. 11Alive uncovered serious gaps between the care families need and what’s available to them.
Desperately Waiting: Navigating a dementia diagnosis | Full series

Millions of families trying to navigate life after a dementia diagnosis. We've uncovered serious gaps between the care families need and what’s available to them.
Desperately Waiting: Part 1 in series on families dealing with dementia diagnoses

For the past 18 months 11Alive News Anchor Christie Diez has uncovered are serious gaps between the care families need and what’s available to them.
Desperately Waiting: Part 2 in series on families dealing with dementia diagnoses

For the past 18 months 11Alive News Anchor Christie Diez has uncovered are serious gaps between the care families need and what’s available to them.
Desperately Waiting: Part 3 in series on families dealing with dementia diagnoses

For the past 18 months 11Alive News Anchor Christie Diez has uncovered are serious gaps between the care families need and what’s available to them.
Desperately Waiting: Part 4 in series on families dealing with dementia diagnoses

Nothing truly prepares you for what’s to come once the doctor says “Alzheimer’s” or “dementia.”
Desperately Waiting: Part 5 in series on families dealing with dementia diagnoses

“Until it touches you personally, you cannot understand how I feel,” Arthena Caston tells 11Alive’s Christie Diez.
Desperately Waiting: Part 6 in series on families dealing with dementia diagnoses

For the past 18 months 11Alive News Anchor Christie Diez has uncovered are serious gaps between the care families need and what’s available to them.
Desperately Waiting: Part 7 in series on families dealing with dementia diagnoses

For the past 18 months 11Alive News Anchor Christie Diez has uncovered are serious gaps between the care families need and what’s available to them.
'This Is Us' increases awareness, conversation, around Alzheimer’s

The show, which will air its final episode Tuesday night, shows how Alzheimer’s impacts the family at the center of the series.
U.S. faces shortage in geriatricians, that experts warn is only going to get worse

The Alzheimer’s Association says the U.S. needs to triple the number of geriatricians by 2050 to properly care for the growing population of older adults.
On World Mental Health Day, remembering Rosalynn Carter's lifetime of advocacy

The former first lady made mental health her defining cause over the decades.
VERIFY: If you’re listed as an organ donor on your license, does that include your brain?

Any competent person over 18 years old may register to be a brain donor, but it is a separate process from the organ donor designation on your license.
Novel food preparation offers Alzheimer's patients a chance to eat with autonomy

Grind Dining came up with the idea to make meals you normally eat with a knife and a fork into finger foods.