Laura Haynes shares a heartfelt look at caring for her mother as she navigates memory loss, offering a personal perspective on the challenges of Alzheimer’s and related neurological disorders.
Haynes describes how her family found support through the Brain Health Network, part of USC’s broader Brain Health initiative focused on expanding access to neurological care across the state.
The details: Haynes highlights the comfort of having a dedicated care team, with regular check-ins and guidance that helped her family feel supported. The program connects patients, particularly in rural communities, with specialized expertise and ties into USC’s Brain Health Center, a new facility in Columbia offering advanced diagnosis and treatment options.
Why it matters: More than 112,000 people in South Carolina are living with Alzheimer’s or related dementias, and the state ranks eighth in the nation for Alzheimer’s-related deaths — with numbers expected to rise. Expanding early, community-based neurological care can help improve outcomes and support families facing these diagnoses.