Alzheimer's Speaks

Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking  with Cindy and Christina Hardin-Weiss who are licensed rehabilitation therapists who are making caregiving safer and easier.  They are the founders of the amazing company, Adaptive Equipment & Caregiving Corner, known as AEC Corner, which educates seniors on ways to safely age in place while assisting family care partners on techniques to safely care for thei...

Lori La Bey talks with Dave Wiederrich the cofounder of Dementia Map global resource directory. Dave is also the founder of the Memory Cafe Directory, which is the premier global directory of Memory Cafes.  Dave heard people talking about Memory Cafes and the good they were doing, yet he found it wasn’t easy for people to find them, so he find that gap. The Memory Cafe Directory now has over 1,000...

Lori La Bey talks with Lorena Demian who shares her journey having two children, David and Jessica, diagnosed with Lewy Body dementia. Also joining us is Dr. Rosemary Laird and Deanna Vigliotta.  Dr Laird is a recognized expert in diagnosis and care of patients with Alzheimer’s disease.  She served for 25 years as a Medical Director for two state of Florida Memory Disorder Clinics (Health First an...

Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Deborah Snyder who is presently a care partner with her husband who is experiencing Frontotemporal dementia behavioral variant. Her community service work has helped her learn about dementia.  Most recently she has been worked with the Aging & disability Resource Center in Delta Junction, in Alaska.  Prior to that she worked at a number of nonprofits and...

Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Carefull’s Family Finance Expert Cameron Huddleston who is also the author of a wonderful book called Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk: How to Have Essential Conversations With Your Parents About Their Finances.  Also joining us will be Pam Krueger the founder of Wealthramp. Pam founded Wealthramp to ensure every investor can find an advisor with integrity, t...

Today, we talk to Cyndy Hunt Luzinski who is an advanced practice nurse and the first accredited SPECAL®  practitioner in North America, credentialed by the Contented Dementia Trust in England shares her story.  In honor of her dad, Cyndy founded and serves as executive director of Dementia Together, a nonprofit organization in Northern Colorado. They offer education, enrichment, and hope, while c...

Supporting Families Dealing With Grief When Dementia Hits Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Valarie Drown is the project director for the Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiver Support Initiative. She has been working with individuals who have dementia and their caregivers for nearly 20 years and is a sandwich caregiver herself. We are live today so call in and ask your questions or make a comment...

Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Mary Underwood, VP of Memory Care Services and Joalene Senk, Director of Marketing; both with Artis Senior Living. Mary has been working in the field of memory care for the past 33 years.  Her focus for the past 12 years has been in program development and education of caregivers. Joalene’s passion has always been in the healthcare field.  She has partner...

Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Dr. Joy Kong, MD who is a triple board-certified physician in the fields of Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine, and Anti-aging & Regenerative Medicine. She was named Top Doctor of the Year in Stem Cell Therapy 2019, Empowered Woman of the Year 2019, Stem Cell Doctor of the Decade in 2021, and her memoir Tiger of Beijing was named "Book of the Year" in 2020. D...

Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Mandy Shoemaker & Michala Gibson who are the Co-Founders of Connectivities and Prairie Elder Care.  They have also written a book together and are the Co-Authors of the book “Now is Found”.  Both are thought leaders in the dementia industry.  I can promise you this will be a fun and informative conversation as Mandy and Michala have been on the sow before...

Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Patty Carlson, a Professional Film Score Composer and Concert Pianist, but what connects Patty to dementia is that she is the Author and US Patent holder of “The Numeric Language of Music” program. Patty is also the Research Analyst, Music and the Brain Director of the Alzheimer’s Research Project. Joining us will be Gerri Timm who worked with home care a...

Today our host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Kari Loya who is an Educational Leader and Author of Conversations Across America.  This is a book about a father-son journey of a lifetime.  They spent 73-days and 4,600-miles biking across-country in 2015. Kari and his 75-year-old dad, Merv, who had early-stage Alzheimer’s explored the world and their relationship. Join us to learn about their jou...

Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Michael Rubino a leader in the mold and remediation space. He is the President of All American Restoration and Author of The Mold Medic: An Expert's Guide on Mold Removal. Michael pushes the conversation forward for creating better indoor air quality. He’s been featured on dozens of podcasts and news channels as the leading expert on all aspects of mold,...

Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Today I will be talking with Maria L. Maccecchini, the Founder, President, CEO and Executive Board Member of Annovis Bio. She has devoted her life and 30-year career to the study of neurodegenerative diseases and their possible treatments. In 2008, she founded Annovis, her second biotechnology company.  Also joining us is Cheng Fang, who is the Sr. VP of...

Last Life Lesson For Older Adults & Their Families on Alzheimer's Speaks Radio Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Amy Miller who is the founder of Our Family Encounter and the author of Last Life Lesson: A Guide for Seniors and their Families to help the 'forgotten middle' with their end of life plans. We are live today so call in and join the conversation  (323) 870-4602 Contact  Amy Mill...

Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talks with Melissa Arnold the Author and creator of ‘The BrainFlex System’, which has a series of workbooks designed for a variety of cognitive levels, focusing on the ‘whole person’ approach to brain health and aging well. Contact The BrainFlex System     Website     Video    LinkedIn    Workbooks can be purchased under the WORKBOOK tab on my website. Choose either t...

Today I will be talking with representatives of Dementia Action Alliance, known as DAA, about their upcoming conference being held September 19-21, 2022, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Union Station in Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. Laurie Scherrer was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer's & FTD at the age of 55 and was able to continue a professional career so she turned her focus towards helping...

Today our host, Lori La Bey talks with Dr. Michael K. Racke who is the Medical Director for Neurology at Quest Diagnostics. He is a leader in the field of neurology and neuroimmunology with special expertise in multiple sclerosis.   Contact Quest Diagnostic Website https://www.questdiagnostics.com/ Facebook     https://www.facebook.com/questdiagnostics?sk=wall Twitter      https://twitter.com/Ques...

Our Host, Lori La Bey talks with Ann Aubitz is the Co-owner and Publisher of Kirk House Publishers and Fuzion Press, located in Burnsville, Minnesota. Ann is proud to present the Reminisce Line of reader-friendly books and I can’t wait to share this new line that fill a huge hole for those living with dementia and also many elder avid readers whose find the typical offerings either too difficult o...

Today our host, Lori La Bey will talk with Debbie Compton who is a 3x caregiver for parents with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and vascular dementia. She is an author of 9 books, a certified caregiver consultant, advocate, Community Educator for the Alzheimer’s Association, and keynote speaker. Her mission is to empower caregivers to live their best life. We are live today so call in and join the conv...

Our Host, Lori La Bey talks with Laurie Ellis-Young  and George Ellis, PsyD who are co-authors of the book: Breath Is Life.  Taking In & Letting Go: How to Live Well, Love Well, BE well.  George is a clinical psychologist and Laurie is the founding director of Breathe The Change LLC and cofounder of the non-profit BreathLogic.  They are both impassioned with sharing “Breath Literacy” and have work...

Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Rosemary DeCuir-McKown is a geriatric care consultant specializing in dementia care coaching, advocacy, and family mediations.  She is also the author of the book “Coping with Dementia Effective Solutions To Family Caregiving Dilemmas” and a lecturer.   We are live today so call in and join the conversation  (323) 870-4602   Contact Rosemary DeCuir-McKown...

Our Host, Lori La Bey talks with Dr. Linda Ganzenmuller, a psychologist whose practice focuses on senior citizens, their families, and caregivers for more than 12 years. Linda also started a series of books and presentations designed to help families work together to design their personal-best plan for handling any difficult situation. Today we will discuss her book “Everyday is Funday with Grandm...

Lori La Bey talks with Olivier Constant, who has been responsible for the communication policy of the Flanders Centre of Expertise on Dementia for 10 years. The Expertise Centre operates as an official partner organization of the Flemish Government (Belgium) that works to spread research, good practices, and clear communication tools about care for people with any type of dementia. Olivier's Colle...

International Dementia Advocate and man living with dementia, Michael Ellenbogen takes on the role of interviewer on today’s show. His subject will be Lori La Bey the founder of Alzheimer’s Speaks, and host of our radio show, as well as the daughter who supported her Mother on her 30 year journey with dementia.  Together the two of them have worked together for over a decade on various projects. T...