by Will I Be Next | Oct 14, 2017 | Film News
For most of human history, the average life expectancy was 18 years. Today it approaches 79. The age at which more people die than at any other is now 86 and advancing. A troubling coincidence about our new age of longevity is that one in three people over 85 suffers...
by Will I Be Next | Sep 16, 2017 | Film News
On the fourth Tuesday of every month at 11:00 a.m. there’s a meeting on Colleen’s work calendar that she looks forward to. That’s when she hears stories of other people going through caregiving situations like she is, which helps her feel that she’s not alone. It’s...
by Will I Be Next | Aug 8, 2017 | Film News
It was literally a no-brain decision. When I learned of the Wisconsin Brain Donor Program in 2014, I signed up. Having participated in the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention (WRAP) program, I know the importance of data mined from the over 1,500 adult...
by Will I Be Next | Jun 14, 2017 | Film News
“Will I Be Next?” Producer Therese Barry-Tanner attended the American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting in San Antonio by invitation on May 19. There, she met with members of the Clinical Research in Dementia Special Interest Group. The group is committed...
by Will I Be Next | May 13, 2017 | Film News
My mother, Helen Paul, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in the spring of 2001. My father called me earlier in the year saying she was having trouble completing her sentences – she could not remember the words she wanted to use. I made the 40-minute trip to visit and saw...