Betty's Love Alzheimer's Charities

Welcome, New Visitors!

We’re privileged and grateful you’re here.

Every 68 seconds, another American is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s – that’s 52 more families shattered every hour. And America is only one country.  And dementia is only one cognitive disability. And Alzheimer’s is only one form of dementia.  And one family is too many.  We are sorry your family might be one of them.  AND (not ‘But) …

We get it. We’ve shared your journey.  And we’re here ‘in the trenches’ with and for you – ensuring you find the support you need, the information you deserve, and activities to boost Mom’s brain and sustain Dad’s Joy … always, with Love. Founded by a daughter, niece, and granddaughter of Alzheimer’s and dementia, Betty’s Love is a grassroots movement changing lives with our 96-plus practical, proven Programs and our transformational message about living with Joy despite Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s, Down syndrome, Autism, and all cognitive impairments:

There’s so much families CAN do to boost cognition, connections, and quality of Life and so much JOY we find every day!

We prove every day that you and your family CAN, too.

Our site is designed to reach Betty’s Love Families just like yours – and your Friends, Caregivers, and Communities - wherever you live, whatever you need, right now.

If you’re a first-time visitor, we recommend you begin with these About Us pages.  You’ll learn more about what we do and why.  On these and all pages:  Look left for a list of subpages.  That’s logical to most brains – and in Betty’s Love, it’s all about your beautiful, brilliant, unique brain – and all of YOU! Also:

Find the support you need in our Embrace Support group, Respite for Caregivers, and Caring-with-Love for yourself, starting here:  www.bettyslove.org/embrace

Find the information your family deserves, including what we know you need to know, Betty’s Resources, and Betty’s Learning Programs for all generations of your family, starting here:  www.bettyslove.org/empower

Take action (sooner than later and, always, -with-Love) with Betty’s Activities designed to boost and sustain Mom’s cognition and ensure your whole family finds Joy every day.  You’ll find our regular and special Events-with-Love, starting here:  www.bettyslove.org/engage

We’re working to soon host all of our Lessons-, Activities-, and Events-with-Love via DVD – or right here, streaming live on line! Thank you for pardoning our dust as we make substantial improvements; changing the world means changing our site!  And please send your ideas and needs to help us better serve you – wherever in the world and wherever on the journey you are.

Two things before you get started:  I’m told that we have for you a lot of information; sometimes, we use a lot of words.

The former is necessary.  We know yours are often all-at-one-time needs.  We want you to learn what you need as you need it.  We want to be available whenever and wherever you are.

For the latter, I take full responsibility – and herein offer my apology-with-asterisk:  I’m a woman of a lot of words; some say I am a lot!  For the too-many-words of me, I humbly apologize … AND (not ‘but’)…. once a teacher, always a teacher; therefore, I endeavor to answer all your questions – some before you know how to form them.  Also, we’re not in a classroom; rather, you’re here on Sunday morning, while Mom is with your sister … or 11 at night, after working your second full-time job … or visiting from Moscow in Betty’s Love’s wee hours.  We are here when you need us.  Such was My Mother’s Love … so we endeavor Betty’s Love is for you.

We thank you for resourcing Betty’s Love and hope you will let us help your family find JOY every day … one need, one day, one breath at a time. Whether you’re visiting Betty’s Love for the first or 81st time, we want you to know on every visit these Betty’s Three Things™:

1. Everything you’re doing-with-Love is sufficient – i.e., just doing your best is exactly what is needed, one day/hour/breath at a time.
2.  You are not alone any more.
3.  You are Loved.

Again – and in every time zone:  Welcome to Betty’s Love!

Maureen M Gavan,
fortunate, grateful, and proud daughter of Joe and of Betty, who battled Alzheimer’s disease for more than 25 years with Grace, courage, and, always, Love
Founder, C.L.O., and Executive Director
Betty’s Love Alzheimer’s Charities

Betty’s Love: Changing brains and changing lives with all we CAN do and all the JOY we find every day … one family like yours at a time.  Perhaps, in the process, we’ll also change the world.

Will YOU help us change the world today?

Thank you for your generous support!