by Will I Be Next | Dec 16, 2017 | Film News
In this season of reflection, the team at Will I Be Next? is hopeful about the future. The Amazing Grace Choir (photo) is an initiative of the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute, and is reducing the stigma of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia in Milwaukee and providing...
by Will I Be Next | Nov 9, 2017 | Film News
When I was 36 years old, my brother-in-law called me to say that my father had called the police to his house. My father said that a gang of people had come in, propped the door open, and started hauling things out. The police arrived to find everything in good order...
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...