McGill Cares - Former Caregivers become Advocates for Alzheimer’s Research

Mrs. Dorothy Reitman is a respected lifelong activist and community volunteer who was appointed to the Order of Canada in 1997. She cared for her late husband who died of Alzheimer’s Disease in 2014. Mrs. Reitman currently serves as a board member for several organizations, including the Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors Foundation, and serves as Co-chair, Alzheimer’s Research for a Cure at the Montreal Jewish General Hospital Foundation. Mr. André Charron is a vice-president and portfolio manager at an investment management firm who lost his father to Alzheimer's Disease in 2011. He and his family have given generously to the Jewish General Hospital Foundation in honour of his father. Mr. Charron sits on the Board of Directors at the Jewish General Hospital Foundation and is Vice-Chair to its $250 million capital campaign. Mrs. Reitman and Mr. Charron are both Ambassadors of the McGill Dementia Education Program. They will share their stories of how dementia affected their lives and led them to become philanthropists and advocates for research into Alzheimer’s Disease. We would like to thank the Zeller Family Foundation for sponsoring this episode of McGill Cares. Original Air Date: October 7, 2020 McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia. For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at [email protected].