Hello Alzheimer’s

In a conversation you'll want to savor and share, Hello Alzheimer's host Karla Hult talks with Dave Fabry, Ph.D., the Chief Hearing Health Officer at Starkey. Together, the two address the persistent stigma surrounding hearing loss and hearing aids. And together, the two reflect on Karla's own "life-changing" journey from hearing loss to hearing gains. Truly, if you or someone you know struggles to hear, you'll want to listen to Ka...

Happy New Year! In this encore episode of Hello Alzheimer's, host Karla Hult talks with world-renowned neurologist Dr. Michael Rosenbloom. "Dr. Mike" is the director of clinical trials at the University of Washington Medicine Memory and Brain Wellness Center in Seattle. He previously served as director of the HealthPartners Center for Memory and Aging in St. Paul, Minn.. And best of all, Dr. Mike's just a really good human who offe...

We're bringing back this important conversation, as we're still savoring the holiday season (when we're also possibly noticing changes in our loved ones). As always, please reach out if you have questions or need help finding resources.

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This is the first in a series of episodes dedicated to answering the question families may have immediately when they suspect they've started the dementia journey: What do we do now? In this c...

Hello Alzheimer's host Karla Hult shares a special holiday "conversation" featuring the latest concert of the fabulous Giving Voice Chorus. As a reminder, this chorus brings together people living with Alzheimer's or other dementia, their care partners, friends and volunteers to form the most beautiful music and community.

Karla also shares some of her favorite tools and resources available to families and individuals touched by de...

This is the second in a series of episodes dedicated to answering the question families may have immediately when they suspect they've started the dementia journey: What do we do now?

In this conversation, Hello Alzheimer's host Karla Hult talks with Jennifer Bauernfeind. Jennifer is a  a professional care partner who owns and operates Comfort Keepers, a caregiving agency. Jennifer's also just a kind and compassionate human... so t...

This is the first in a series of episodes dedicated to answering the question families may have immediately when they suspect they've started the dementia journey: What do we do now? In this conversation, Hello Alzheimer's host Karla Hult talks with Maren Levad. Maren is the Dementia Friendly Initiatives Program Manager for Trellis, which is the designated Area Agency on Aging for the Twin Cities (Minnesota) metro area. Translation...

Happy Thanksgiving! In this encore episode, Hello Alzheimer's host Karla Hult talks with Myrna Marofsky, author of To the Last Dance: A Partner's Story of Living and Loving through Dementia. The two reflect on how the holidays changed when dementia showed up as the uninvited guest. But both Myrna and Karla -- as a loving partner and a loving daughter, respectively -- also shared how they stumbled upon the most important survival st...

Hello Alzheimer's host Karla Hult talks with two leaders at the Alzheimer's Association, Minnesota-North Dakota chapter, about another glaring gap in our greater community: the high rate of dementia in the Native American community.

Nassise Geleta, Senior Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Jenna Pogorels, Associate Director of Community Services, Northern Minnesota, address the startling statistics and current outreac...

Hello Alzheimer's host Karla Hult talks with Debbie Richman, a courageous leader, educator and advocate when it comes to Alzheimer's and other dementia care. Debbie started her career as a music therapist and is still bridging the dementia divide with music as the Artistic Director of a Giving Voice Chorus. 

This conversation touches on both the scientific reasons why (and how) music helps ourselves or our loved ones remember... AN...

Hello Alzheimer's host Karla Hult talks with Myrna Marofsky, author of To the Last Dance: A Partner's Story of Living and Loving through Dementia. The two reflect on how the holidays changed when dementia showed up as the uninvited guest. But both Myrna and Karla -- as a loving partner and a loving daughter, respectively -- also shared how they stumbled upon the most important survival strategy of them all: Looking for the joy that...

Hello Alzheimer’s host Karla Hult talks with Dr. Alicia Algeciras-Schimnich, Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, about all those new Alzheimer’s blood tests.

Dr. Algeciras-Schimnich addresses every aspect of this exciting new diagnostic tool: From how the blood tests work, to who should be tested, to why the blood tests may also play a critical role in developing more Alzheimer’s treatments.

Honestly, if ...

Hello Alzheimer's host Karla Hult talks with Kanada Yazbek, the 2024 Alzheimer's Impact Movement Advocate of the Year.

Kanada's courage knows no bounds: She fights for her extended Alzheimer's and other dementia family, for families like hers and even, for herself. At only age 41, doctors diagnosed Kanada with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Now 50, Kanada believes she's the 7th person in her family to live with Early-Onset Alzhei...

Hello Alzheimer's host Karla Hult shares some exciting updates about the podcast, including a new release day (new episodes will drop on Thursday, starting next week). And nearly two months into this mission, Karla shares again her "why."

As always, please like, comment and subscribe if you believe in the value of this outreach. And by all means, please feel free to simply tell those who could benefit from joining this conversation...

Hello Alzheimer's host Karla Hult talks with Susan Parriott, the Chief Executive Officer/Regional Vice President of the Alzheimer's Association, Minnesota-North Dakota Chapter. Sue shares more about this week's big news in the fight against Alzheimer's and other dementia: The bipartisan NAPA (National Alzheimer's Project Act) Reauthorization Act *and* the Alzheimer's Investment Act have both been signed into law!

We PROMISE this co...

Hello Alzheimer's host Karla Hult talks with Dr. Robyn Birkeland, a study interventionist and coach at the University of Minnesota's Families and Long-Term Care Projects team.

The conversation covers quite the spectrum of what happens to nearly all families during the dementia journey: From contending with communication challenges, to navigating local versus out-of-town logistics, to dealing with a history of complicated family dyn...

Hello Alzheimer's host Karla Hult talks with the one and only Dr. Ron Petersen of the Mayo Clinic about what WE can do -- right now -- to help prevent Alzheimer's or other dementia, especially if we're more likely (due to family history) to develop the disease. Petersen weighs in on all the latest research about basic behavioral changes and steps we can take to reduce our risk, while also flagging for all of us what behaviors and e...

Hello Alzheimer's host Karla Hult talks with Myrna Marofsky, business consultant, entrepreneur and author of To The Last Dance: A Partner's Story of Living and Loving Through Dementia. As the book's title suggests, Myrna carved her own caregiving path after the diagnosis of her beloved husband, Larry. And just as fiercely as she loved Larry, she advocates for others... that they, too, may find opportunity to "care-live," even as th...

Hello Alzheimer's host Karla Hult talks with Dr. Shekinah Fashaw-Walters, an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Division of Health Policy and Management; or as Dr. Shekinah herself says in one online bio: "I am an antiracist health services researcher."

The conversation addresses the history and current realities contributing to a dementia disparity, as according to the Alzheimer's Associati...

Hello Alzheimer's host Karla Hult talks with Dr. Michael Rosenbloom, a board-certified neurologist and director of clinical trials at the University of Washington Medicine Memory and Brain Wellness Center in Seattle. Rosenbloom previously served as director of the HealthPartners Center for Memory and Aging in St. Paul, Minn.. But best of all, Dr. Mike's just a really good human... who offers his take on this "Era of Hope" in Alzhei...