November 2, 2026

My Wife Has Alzheimer’s; Doctors Said It Was Perimenopause

AlzInColor Community Advisory Board member Robert Reid shares his wife Kim’s journey to an early-onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis and the importance of persistence, self-advocacy, and earlier detection. He also calls for passage of the bipartisan ASAP Act to help expand access to Alzheimer’s testing and timely answers.

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My Wife Has Alzheimer’s; Doctors Said It Was Perimenopause

Enfrentar el Alzheimer empieza con un enfoque en los latinos

En la columna de opinión recién publicada en RealClear Health, la Dra. Elena Rios, aliada de AlzInColor y presidenta de la National Hispanic Health Foundation (NHHF), relata la experiencia de su familia con el Alzheimer y los desafíos que enfrentan las comunidades latinas. Hace hincapié en la importancia de la detección temprana, atención médica con sensibilidad cultural y apoyo a los cuidadores, y del avance de las leyes bipartidistas ASAP y AADAPT para mejorar el acceso a las pruebas de detección y la capacitación de los proveedores de atención médica.

Alzheimer’s Patients Deserve to Know Their Diagnosis

Former CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield draws lessons from the HIV/AIDS crisis to make the case for routine Alzheimer’s testing and earlier detection. He calls for modernizing Medicare coverage to expand access to Alzheimer’s blood tests, reinforcing the need for policies that help people get answers and take action sooner.

Expanding Access to Alzheimer’s Early Detection: Why the ASAP Act Matters

Hear from AlzInColor Founder Deanna Darlington as she discusses the importance of the bipartisan Alzheimer’s Screening and Prevention (ASAP) Act, how expanding Medicare coverage for FDA-cleared blood-based biomarker tests could improve access to early detection, and why addressing barriers to testing and care is especially important for Black and Latino communities.

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