Newsletter Vol. 1, No 6
Mary Kay and her sisters Rosann and Chris traveled to Milwaukee on June 2nd to attend a luncheon held at the Helen Bader Foundation offices in Milwaukee. They heard keynote speaker Dr. Maria Carrillo discuss Alzheimer's research news. Maria Carrillo, Ph.D., is Director of Medical and Scientific Relations, Alzheimer's Association. She discussed findings about the role biological markers may play in detecting Alzheimer’s disease before memory loss occurs.
Pictured at right Mary Kay, Rosann, Dr. Maria Carrillo and Chris.
The Hope of Alzheimer's: An Advocates Journey will wrap production this month at a Baum family reunion in Appleton, Wisconsin--the family's home town. Editing begins soon and project is on schedule to premier on public television in 2011.
Time for Us Summer Camp kicks off Sunday, August 8th. The Alzheimer's & Dementia Alliance of Southern Wisconsin and forMemory team up once again with the Lutherdale Adventure Camp near Elkhorn, Wisconsin for a week of fun, fun and more fun. This camp is for youth who are connected to someone with memory, cognitive or neurological changes. For more information click here or call Chris Van Ryzin toll fee at 877-288-2148. Also check these web sites: http://www.alzwisc.org/
http://www.forMemory.org
Traveling with Hope, a new book featuring stories from Mary Kay and her sister Chris Van Ryzan and other people with early onset Alzheimer’s is now available. To read an excerpt click here. To purchase a copy call 1-877-288-2148 or visit the forMemory web site.
forMemory, an organization founded by Mary Kay and her sister Chris Van Ryzin, now has a Web site up at running at http://www.formemory.org. Among the goals of forMemory is “to bring together people affected directly or indirectly by early onset Alzheimer's and related diseases.” Chris Van Ryzin serves as the group’s president and contact person. You can reach Chris through the web site or by calling 920-734-9638 or e-mailing her at cbvanryzin@aol.com.
