The science is finally here. Blood tests cleared by the FDA can detect Alzheimer's before symptoms appear. Effective treatments exist when caught early. What's missing is congressional approval to make early detection part of the standard annual screening process, and that's where you come in.
See all ways to help →Three Mind / Body / Spirit Fridays. Purple lighting, storefronts, and murals across Auburn, Opelika, and Montgomery. Plus a push in early June to move Alzheimer's federal priorities in Congress while I'm at the AIM Advocacy Forum in D.C.
Pick what fits your time, your voice, or your network. Each takes only a few minutes, and any one of them moves the needle.
Saturday, November 1, 2026. Register as an individual or join our East Alabama Walk team.
Walk details → 02Help us light Auburn, Opelika, and Montgomery purple all of June with murals, spotlights, storefronts, and social.
June campaign → 03Two minutes. Ready to send messages on Alzheimer's federal priorities. Works from any U.S. district.
Take action → 04Take the Alzheimer's Association's free challenge and start building habits that support your brain today.
Start the challenge →You can Roam with the Buffaloe on November 1st, 2026 at the walk at Auburn University.
For decades, Alzheimer's was something we could only diagnose late, treat poorly, and watch take people we loved. That is changing. Blood biomarker tests cleared by the FDA can detect it before symptoms appear, treatments that slow the disease exist for the earliest stages, and lifestyle changes can measurably reduce risk. What is missing is congressional approval to cover early detection as part of routine annual screening. That is the gap we are trying to close.
Americans currently living with Alzheimer's. As many as half are not formally diagnosed.
of people with mild cognitive impairment ever receive a formal diagnosis under current standards.
Americans providing unpaid care for someone with Alzheimer's or related dementia.
I've been an Alzheimer's Association advocate for fourteen years, serving as an AIM Ambassador, the founding Tuscaloosa Walk Chair, and now as the 2026 East Alabama Walk Chair and a member of the Alabama Alzheimer's Association Board of Directors.
This isn't abstract for me. My grandfather, Clyde, first showed our family what this disease takes.
I owned a senior care franchise for thirteen years, where I watched families navigate a diagnosis that came too late, and saw firsthand what early intervention can do. The science has finally caught up, and I'm not willing to wait for the policy to follow without a fight.
This site is where I'm collecting the specific, scheduled ways anyone can help, updated through November 1, 2026 and beyond. If you have an idea, a connection, or a question, please reach out directly.
Most of all, this is for my in-loves. I lost my mother-in-love, Doris, to mixed dementia, both vascular and Alzheimer's. Not long after Doris left us, my father-in-love, Joe, died of a broken heart. They are never far from my mind, and their memory drives this work.
I advocate for my grandfather and the many others in my biological family who have struggled with Alzheimer's. I also strive to honor the herd that adopted me as their own, the Buffaloes. I will never forget their sacrificial love or the impact they had on my life. Forever Mom and Dad to me.
