by Tammy Ditmore | Aug 15, 2016 | Alzheimer's, personal reflections
I was privileged last week to participate in an intimate meeting with Julia Brownley, the woman who represents my area in Congress. It was an honor to be able to shake hands with Rep. Brownley and then sit down with five other women to discuss an issue that is near to...
by Tammy Ditmore | Jun 22, 2014 | Alzheimer's, personal reflections
I had two goals in mind when I set up Burgers for Bill as a part of the Alzheimer’s Association’s The Longest Day Campaign: (1) to raise some money to battle this brutal disease; and (2) to give friends and family a chance to remember and honor my father. And I’m...
by Tammy Ditmore | Jun 14, 2014 | Alzheimer's, Events, personal reflections, Uncategorized
Father’s Day hasn’t been an easy day for me since my father started slipping down the rabbit hole of Alzheimer’s disease. It’s not that I don’t want to celebrate my father and all the ways he worked for me and loved me; it’s just that it’s difficult to know how. I...
by Tammy Ditmore | Oct 19, 2011 | Alzheimer's, personal reflections
My father never practiced writing or editing, but I’m pretty sure some of the traits I acquired from him make me good at both: an almost-obsessive need to be precise, a driving desire to get things right, and an eye for detail. Whereas those traits help me notice...
