"A Young Person’s Perspective on Alzheimer’s Disease," Guest: Mariah Bell

12/21/23 • 22 min

Olympic figure skater and Alzheimer’s Association Celebrity Champion Mariah Bell joins Dana to talk about her late grandmother’s battle with Alzheimer’s and what she and her family learned as they helped care for her during her final years. Mariah shares her favorite memories of her grandma, how she still feels her presence in her day-to-day life, and why it’s so important for young people to use their platforms for positive change: “Everybody has a voice.”

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The Memory Whisperer podcast is written and produced by Dana Territo, with help from audio editor Blake Langlinais. Additional production support from Ryan Martz and Julia Weaver. Special Thanks to Michael Andrews, a person with dementia, and Innovations in Dementia, CIC for our flute music. Graphics by Xdesign.

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12/21/23 • 22 min

The Memory Whisperer - "A Young Person’s Perspective on Alzheimer’s Disease," Guest: Mariah Bell

Transcript

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It started with Peggy, someone with Alzheimer's who never knew my name and who I companion at her nursing home residence for twenty two years. Her influence in my life and the values I receive from growing up with grandparents living in our home are the guiding forces in my love and advocacy for the Alzheimer's population. I am a newspaper columnist for The Advocate in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the author of What My Grandchildren Taught Me Abou

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