LEAD Coalition: Leaders Engaged on Alzheimer's Disease

LEAD Coalition: Leaders Engaged on Alzheimer's Disease The LEAD Coalition is a diverse, growing national coalition of more than 90 member organizations committed to overcoming Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

Leaders Engaged on Alzheimer’s Disease (LEAD Coalition) is a diverse and growing national coalition of more than 90 member organizations committed to overcoming Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. The coalition works collaboratively to focus the nation’s attention on accelerating transformational progress in: (1) care and support to enrich the quality of life of those with dementia an

d their caregivers; (2) detection and diagnosis; and (3) research leading to prevention, effective treatment, and eventual cures.

"At the end of our time caring for a loved one with dementia, we begin a long and often uncertain road toward our own re...
03/12/2026

"At the end of our time caring for a loved one with dementia, we begin a long and often uncertain road toward our own recovery. We need and deserve grace from others and from ourselves." ~ Ian Kremer

Too often and in too many ways, caring for a loved one with dementia can be heartbreaking, the need for help often unans...
03/09/2026

Too often and in too many ways, caring for a loved one with dementia can be heartbreaking, the need for help often unanswered, too much for us and not enough for our loved one. Through it all, we learn, we adapt, we do the best we can in the moment.

"The people who live most fully in the face of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia are those who have been a...
03/05/2026

"The people who live most fully in the face of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia are those who have been able to throw off the shadows of stigma." ~ Ian Kremer

"When you help someone who is lost and confused, when you hold someone who is sad and grieving, when you hug someone who...
03/01/2026

"When you help someone who is lost and confused, when you hold someone who is sad and grieving, when you hug someone who is unhappy and hopeless, you too will feel healed and whole."

"Caring for a person living with dementia often is overwhelming and can feel like a Sisyphean struggle against the inevi...
02/25/2026

"Caring for a person living with dementia often is overwhelming and can feel like a Sisyphean struggle against the inevitable. The disease will win in the end. But, in the meantime, we can focus on supporting our loved one's greatest possible happiness." ~ Ian Kremer

This is caregiving: “Trust that there is peace up ahead even if you can’t see it yet. And do what you can to bring some ...
02/21/2026

This is caregiving: “Trust that there is peace up ahead even if you can’t see it yet. And do what you can to bring some peace to this day. Breathe. Go easy on yourself. Keep moving.” ~ Maggie Smith

Whether you call it a "good dead," a "mitzvah," or "gweithred dda," we all have a moral and ethical responsibility to th...
02/17/2026

Whether you call it a "good dead," a "mitzvah," or "gweithred dda," we all have a moral and ethical responsibility to the most vulnerable among us.

Self care can feel impossible. Worse, yet, it can feel like a betrayal of our commitment to give care or a betrayal of o...
02/13/2026

Self care can feel impossible. Worse, yet, it can feel like a betrayal of our commitment to give care or a betrayal of our loved one. For our own wellbeing and that of our loved one, self care is not a choice. Self care is a necessity.

For all who have given care and known the life-altering grief, pain, and uncertainty of loss.
02/08/2026

For all who have given care and known the life-altering grief, pain, and uncertainty of loss.

This is the fight against Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.
02/04/2026

This is the fight against Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.

Patience, compassion, and a healthy dose of perspective.
01/31/2026

Patience, compassion, and a healthy dose of perspective.

Caregiving for a person living with dementia requires listening with more than just our ears.
01/27/2026

Caregiving for a person living with dementia requires listening with more than just our ears.

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