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WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S®
RIDE TO END ALZ®
Ready to pedal through the history and beauty of the Virginia countryside? Join us on Saturday, May 3 for an amazing experience riding through the Nation's Capital with the Alzheimer's Association Ride to End ALZ. Register HERE.
REFLECTIONS FROM THE 2025 ANNUAL DEMENTIA CONFERENCE
If you weren't able to attend the 20th Annual Dementia Conference on March 26, you can view the slides from two of the presentations and enjoy a poignant poem by Natasha Jasso Smith.
View the slides from "Advancing the Science"
View the slides from "Navigating Doctor's Visits"
"In Realms of Fractured Mind"
By Natasha Jasso Smith
In shadows deep, where memories are lost,
Dementia's grasp, its cruel and tragic cost,
The worst affliction, stealing minds away,
A silent thief, that claims its price to pay.
I look unchanged, my visage stays the same,
Yet deep within, a flicker fades, in shame,
Beneath this mask, a world unknown to all,
A lonely realm, where understanding falls.
No words can bridge the void that lies between,
No gestures, touch, can bring my soul's serene,
For in this realm, I wander all alone,
A place where empathy cannot be shown.
Oh, cruel dementia, haunting every hour,
You rob my essence, fade each vibrant flower,
And as I tread this path, you claim as mine,
I yearn for solace, understanding kind.
But in this maze, where thoughts forever stray,
I am adrift, forever lost, they say,
No one can comprehend this world I bear,
No one can enter, no one can repair.
So, here I stand, a figure of deceit,
A familiar face, with secrets held complete,
In silence, I remain, my spirit confined,
A poet lost, in realms of a fractured mind.
But though this battle rages fierce within,
I'll strive to find that light, amidst the din,
A glimmer of my essence still remains,
And seek the solace, where true love sustains.
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