Fiesta 2024, the annual event for IDG members and their partners, will be held on August 29th at the beautiful Beach Club. To purchase tickets (members only), please visit the Online Payments page. The Fiesta event is a highly anticipated and fun-filled social gathering celebrating the genuine camaraderie and friendships that define the Irene Dunne Guild community.
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The Fiesta is an event dedicated to YOU, the IDG Members. We want to celebrate our hard work, enjoy each other's company and take a moment of gratitude. We look forward to seeing
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Dr. Dale Bredesen is the Sr. Director of Precision Brain Health at Pacific Neuroscience Institute. He strongly encouraged us to take steps to slow down and perhaps even prevent the development of Alzheimer's. Early detection of symptoms is critical in the early phases of this disease. He delineates the four phases as such:

Phase One: You are asymptomatic, but signs of the disease can be determined through blood tests, a detection of a specific gene called ApoE4, PET scans, and a cognoscopy (a measurement of one's cognitive functioning).

Phase Two: the Subjective Cognitive Impairment (SCI) phase lasts two to ten years. At this point, people self-report some trouble with memory and other cognitive tasks.

Phase Three: Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) signs appear. People will score abnormally on most cognitive tests and perform worse year over year. However, they can still perform normally on everyday tasks.

Phase Four: At this point, full dementia has set in. 

Dr. Bredesen recommends everyone over the age of 40 be assessed for Stage One. PNI is one place that offers such assessments. If you wish to learn more, Dr. Bredesen has also written several books on this subject including the NYT bestseller, "The End of Alzheimer's" (2017).

The Irene Dunne Guild was founded on July 17, 1987.
​Happy 37th Birthday, IDG!