TMDF Dearest Friends Membership
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To My Dearest Friend,
You are the difference between waiting and access to hope today…
Nearly 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. We are facing a severe workforce shortage in dementia care, which can lead to long patient wait times, and no access to treatment.
YOU can give hope and help change the future of care for those living with Alzheimer’s and other neurocognitive disorders and their families by supporting our non-profit foundation.
End of year giving is critical to non-profits & can provide up to 50% of their annual donations. Every gift to TMDF provides crucial support to our mission areas including paid internships for students who will enter these specialized fields, as well as support for clinical trials, patient scholarships, and community outreach.
In deepest gratitude,Dr. Monica K. Crane, Medical Director
A patient’s story
“I’ve never been happier.”
“My quality of life from day to day has never been better than it is right now.”
Denis takes part in a clinical trial at TMDF. Hear his story in his own words.
Read the transcript
I'm Denis Lowe, and I'm involved in a clinical trial that's offered through Genesis Neuroscience (TMDF).
I suppose if there's anything I can do with my life that's in these years that I've got, or at least in this time that I have some cognition, I'm going to want to undermine the notion that, that it's so negative, and that it's just a tragedy, because in my life it hasn't been.
My quality of life from day to day has never been better than it is right now.
And that's a really powerful statement to make with this diagnosis.
I've never been happier. I've never been more content.
I mean, I've always had good experiences here. I always feel at home here.
Everyone we've come in contact with has been wonderful, and it's been a great experience since day one, and Dr. Crane has been really, really good at recognizing that, and is aware of that and is able to communicate that much more effectively to all of us for that depth of understanding that she has.
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2025 · A year of impact
Our mission, put into action.
Every gift to TMDF provides crucial support to our mission areas including paid internships for students who will enter these specialized fields, as well as support for clinical trials, patient scholarships, and community outreach.
- 48student interns trained and engaged in meaningful patient interaction
- 150caregivers served through support group
- 100+patients in clinical trials
- 10patient scholarships awarded
- 60patients and families served in post-diagnosis workshops
- 1,843physicians in TN provided with a dementia care curriculum created through TMDF Public Health Initiatives
Read the full 2025 annual impact report (opens in a new tab)
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