Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Elder care, personified

  August 7, 2012 in Features, Health on Page C1 My father, who died of Alzheimer’s disease in 1996 at age 77, lived the last year of his life in an Alzheimer’s unit in a Spokane-area nursing home. The facility’s … 2

• Diagnosis devastates families

  April 26, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Keeping track of hundreds of details was all in a day’s work for Amy Shives. For 27 years she served at Spokane Community College as a nursing/allied health counselor. She …

• Alzheimer’s helpline sees uptick after holidays

  December 29, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane resident Amy Shives can remember the words to every song from the Broadway musical “Gypsy.” But she does not remember things her husband told her a week ago, or … 1

• As Alzheimer’s takes its toll, country star prepares for farewell tour

  August 25, 2011 in Features on Page C1 Glen Campbell is having a great time. Make no mistake: It is tragic that Alzheimer’s disease is slowly stripping away the memories and abilities that define one of music’s greats.

• Longtime Christmas Bureau volunteers look to help others

  December 5, 2010 in Features on Page D1 When the Christmas Bureau opens Thursday, longtime volunteers Carol and Karl Speltz won’t be there. Recipients won’t visit with Karl at the ID table. They won’t see Carol checking that …

• Dr. Hideg: Forgetting things not always sign of dementia

  November 9, 2010 in Features on Page C1 Do you ever forget things? A birthday, a meeting, something you were supposed to pick up at the grocery? Sometimes I feel like I can’t remember anything unless I write …

• Not all dementia is Alzheimer’s disease

  August 17, 2010 in Features on Page C5 For those people 55 and older, researchers have some grim news: One in six will develop some form of dementia. The dementia could include Alzheimer’s, which impacts nearly half of …

• Love amid challenges of Alzheimer’s disease

  July 29, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 A former Navy Seal, he earned a master’s degree in education. And nine years ago, at age 63, still trim and fit, he found the love of his life. But … 2