Cindy Leonard, a longtime Mayo Clinic nurse and nurse educator, was diagnosed with young-onset Alzheimer’s disease in 2018. It’s an uncommon form of dementia that affects those under 65. Health care providers often don’t look for the disease in younger patients, so they often are misdiagnosed and don’t receive support, explains Dr. Jonathan Graff-Radford, a …
Did you know that this week is Brain Awareness Week? In light of that we wish to focus attention towards how dementia related illnesses affect the brain. Dementia is a disease that can alter brain effectivity and function in many ways, so it is important to recognise the early warning signs in order to help the …
Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death for people over the age of sixty-five. We can’t slow it down once you are diagnosed, and we haven’t cured it. Therefore, there have been no survivors of anyone ever diagnosed with Alzheimer’s until we have a major medical breakthrough. In this week’s episode, you’ll learn …
In collaboration with the Organismo de Nutrición Infantil, A.C., we support families in the La Ladrillera community, one of the most marginalized areas of Guadalajara. Through the supplementary feeding and education programme, it has been possible to significantly reduce the food insecurity in which many families live.
Our mission is to connect with the hearts of the neediest children to offer them unforgettable memories. Our Touching Hearts program is aimed at offering unforgettable experiences that improve the emotional state of needy children who suffer from cancer. We have joined forces with Dr. Sergio Gallegos, a cancer specialist in the Guadalajara Civil Hospital, to …
