Novel Alzheimer's Conference Planned to Bring Together Those Experiencing the Disease

Los Angeles Times reporter Mary Engle writes about a unique conference planned by two patients in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Instead of gathering together caregivers, it will focus on people suffering from memory loss and other early stage symptoms. Organizers Richard Bozanich and Jay Smith, patients themselves, want to show others that 'There's still a lot of good living to do.' Bozanich and Smith are part of an early stage advisory board of the national Alzheimer's Association; they have lobbied Congress and spoken at conferences around the country. The conference will be held at Los Angeles' Skirball Cultural Center on Oct. 27, 2007.

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