Alzheimer’s Update with Special Guest Beth Boivin

On this Life Happens show, we bring you an update on the tireless efforts to fight Alzheimer’s Disease in the Capital Region and beyond. Our host Lou Pierro is joined by special guest Beth Boivin, Executive Director of the Alzheimer’s Association of Northeastern New York! Beth will give us a rare overview of the Disease itself and how to detect the signs, if any, in our loved ones.

She’ll also discuss:

• Importance of early diagnosis for treatment purposes
• Planning needs: legal, financial, emergency, practical/health
• A new treatment approved by the FDA in June….and why it’s been met with some controversy
• How to connect with programs and services offered by the Alzheimer’s Association.