Memory Bridge Classroom Experience

The Chicago Memory Bridge Initiative educates junior high and high school students about Alzheimer’s disease and related issues, pairing each student with a person living with Alzheimer’s disease.

Click on the images below to read true stories from the Bridge.

All you need is love Bird Lady Diminuendo Eye of the Beholder
 
Empathy Gangbanger Girl Talk Shopping
 
The Invisible Man Tough Cookie Jim & Michelle Out of Harm's Way
 
Ramona Sentimental Journey Sunshine Lady A Common Language
 
Stories captured and composed by Barbara Storms Granner

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Watch a video clip of former US Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky talking about the power of the Chicago Memory Bridge Initiative. Watch video »