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<h3>If <strong>“Breaking News” Is Selling a Memory Cure, It’s Not News. It’s a Funnel.</strong></h3><h3>If you’ve been served a “breaking news” style article about memory loss, complete with dramatic language, emotional testimonials, and a big “watch the video” button, here’s the uncomfortable truth:</h3><h3>That’s not journalism. That’s marketing wearing a lab coat.</h3><h3>These scams follow a predictable script:</h3><h3>A legit-looking “news” layout on a random domain<br>A fear-first hook designed to hijack your attention<br>A comment section that reads like a rehearsed choir<br>A miracle promise that “works fast.”<br>A hard pivot to urgency and checkout<br>Save this checklist. Please share it with the one person who clicks things before coffee.</h3><figure id="figure-spp52h64cmmjd9wxa9"><img id="spp52h64cmmjd9wxa9" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/26DDBHG64W8RVTEraJQDLylvQm7gs4FQqR51FBCndrrYIB9MQlToSFHnOFIP0Obo.jpg" alt="Screenshot of a mobile webpage styled like “CNN World” claiming an “evil protein” is killing the memory of 200 million Americans, with a “Breaking News” label and a video preview resembling a 60 Minutes segment showing an older woman seated in a wheelchair." title="Screenshot of a mobile webpage styled like “CNN World” claiming an “evil protein” is killing the memory of 200 million Americans, with a “Breaking News” label and a video preview resembling a 60 Minutes segment showing an older woman seated in a wheelchair." class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-2xl md:rounded-3xl lg:rounded-4xl" style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: 50% 15%;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="A phone screenshot shows a webpage at todaysunbetter.com with a header that looks like “CNN World,” including a menu icon, search icon, and “Sign In” button. Large headline text says a brain health “expert” reveals an “evil protein” is “literally killing the memory of 200 million Americans,” with the word “KILLING” emphasized in red. Beneath the headline is a red “Breaking News” tag above a video thumbnail that includes a “60 Minutes” style logo and shows an older woman sitting in a wheelchair in what appears to be a home setting. The overall layout resembles a sensational news landing page." data-positionx="50%" data-positiony="15%" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/26DDBHG64W8RVTEraJQDLylvQm7gs4FQqR51FBCndrrYIB9MQlToSFHnOFIP0Obo.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: 50% 15%;"><figcaption class="body-normal text-gray-500 mt-2">A phone screenshot shows a webpage at todaysunbetter.com with a header that looks like “CNN World,” including a menu icon, search icon, and “Sign In” button. Large headline text says a brain health “expert” reveals an “evil protein” is “literally killing the memory of 200 million Americans,” with the word “KILLING” emphasized in red. Beneath the headline is a red “Breaking News” tag above a video thumbnail that includes a “60 Minutes” style logo and shows an older woman sitting in a wheelchair in what appears to be a home setting. The overall layout resembles a sensational news landing page.</figcaption></figure><h3>The Red Flags<br>Random website name (not an actual newsroom)<br>All-caps panic and huge numbers<br>“Miracle” claims like reverse, cure, restore, works in days<br>Testimonials as “proof” instead of real evidence<br>Urgency triggers: limited supply, ending today, watch before it’s removed<br>Checkout appears fast because that’s the whole point<br>What to do if you see it<br>Don’t buy. Don’t enter your card.<br>Report the ad on the platform you saw it on.<br>If someone has already purchased, call the card company to dispute the charge.<br>Before adding any “brain supplement,” check with a clinician for medication interactions.<br>MiM exists because families deserve support grounded in dignity and reality, not fear and fantasy.</h3><p><br></p><h3>If you want, I’ll start a weekly “Spot the Scam” series here so we can shut this stuff down faster.</h3>

If “Breaking News” Is Selling a Memory Cure, It’s Not News. It’s a Funnel.

<p>Every so often the universe takes one of your private kitchen table crises and hangs it in a shop window for everyone to see.</p><p>That just happened to us.</p><p>Our story, “The Day The Tax Bill Tried To Give Tim A Heart Attack,” was picked up by The Data Advocate, a national real estate education site run by attorney and educator John Reilly.</p><p>You can read his version of it here:</p><p>👉 <a data-mce-href="https://thedataadvocate.com/the-day-the-tax-bill-tried-to-give-tim-a-heart-attack/" href="https://thedataadvocate.com/the-day-the-tax-bill-tried-to-give-tim-a-heart-attack/" data-mce-selected="inline-boundary">The Day The Tax Bill Tried To Give Tim A Heart Attack</a></p><p>&nbsp;<br>What actually happened at our kitchen table<br>In case you missed the original, Tim opened our new tax bill, saw the number, and his brain did what a lot of brains do.</p><p>It skipped right past “what changed in the escrow account” and sprinted to “we are going to lose the house.”</p><p>Dementia did not cause that reaction.<br>Being human did.</p><p>&nbsp;<br>Why this story landed with The Data Advocate<br>What made this worth sharing beyond MiM is the way the story landed with John.</p><p>He did not treat it as a caregiver drama. He treated it as what it is, a very common and very fixable information gap.</p><p>Most buyers never really understand how their monthly payment is built.</p><p>Principal.<br>Interest.<br>Taxes.<br>Insurance.</p><p>Four moving parts that can all change over time, while the person paying the bill is left staring at a new number and trying not to hyperventilate.</p><p>John called it an “informative post” and a good example of how professionals should be educating buyers about how their PITI payment is structured.</p><p>Coming from someone who has spent a lifetime training real estate agents, that meant a lot.</p><p>&nbsp;<br>What it means for MiM<br>For MiM, it means something slightly different.</p><p>It means Tim’s voice is traveling.</p><p>Here is a man who lives with memory loss, writing about a moment that could have shut him down completely, and instead using it to teach other people what questions to ask before they panic.</p><p>That is exactly what we built MiM for. Not perfection. Not a cure. Just the next right question, written down where you can find it when your nervous system is doing cartwheels.</p><p>It is also a reminder that brain health does not live in a separate wing of your life. It lives in:</p><p>The envelope you open from the tax office<br>The way your lender explains, or does not explain, changes in your escrow<br>The conversations at the kitchen table when numbers on a page collide with fear in your chest<br>Stress is not a side quest for people with dementia. It is gasoline on the fire. Anything that lowers the temperature a little counts as brain care.</p><p>&nbsp;<br>Counting this as a MiM win<br>So today I am counting this as a MiM win, not just a real estate one.</p><p>Tim wrote.<br>People read.<br>A national education site amplified it.</p><p>And maybe a few more families will pause before they spiral when their tax bill shows up this year.</p><p>If you have ever had a “tax bill heart attack” of your own, you are in good company.</p><p>If you know someone who is one scary envelope away from panic, feel free to send them John’s article or our original MiM post. Sharing practical stories is one of the easiest forms of support there is.</p><p>We know what is coming. We are living anyway.</p><p>Cheers,<br>Vanessa</p>

The Day Tim’s Tax Bill Went National

<p>A MiM Story About Learning, Remembering, and Hope</p><p>&nbsp;<br>At MiM (Memory in Motion), we believe memory isn’t something you lose — it’s something you use.<br>And sometimes, the simplest activities — the ones that make us laugh, think, and count together — are the ones that bring it back to life.</p><p>&nbsp;<br>There’s something magical about watching a child discover patterns — the same magic you see when a Traveler remembers one.</p><p>Our grandsons, Brenin and Colwyn, are at that perfect age where math feels like an adventure. They’ll count seashells, golf balls, the number of times Steely chases the ball before giving up entirely. They’re learning that numbers tell stories — about time, fairness, rhythm, and joy.</p><p>And then there’s Grandpa Tim ( affetionaly known as Grumpah)— who, in his own way, is learning too.</p><p>When the boys visit, they sit around the kitchen table and start what we now call “Grandpa’s Math Game.”<br>One boy adds, one counts, and Grandpa checks. There’s laughter, a bit of chaos, and that quiet joy of connection that makes time irrelevant.</p><p>They’re not just doing math — they’re practicing the same mental pathways MiM is built to protect: pattern recognition, rhythm, reasoning, and memory.</p><p>The beautiful part? Everyone wins.</p><figure id="figure-uk1k4v2ijfmhgg31cw"><img id="uk1k4v2ijfmhgg31cw" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/19eVOz5AzVPjmbhzFCDZHxO1BMRTsu3jyR5wWpf3GxkQxkn2U9Y8Onte5dlaSzXw.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-2xl md:rounded-3xl lg:rounded-4xl" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9; object-position: center center;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="16:9" data-caption="" data-positionX="null" data-positionY="null" data-fullWidth="false"/></figure><p><br>“They’re not just doing math — they’re remembering how to connect.”<br>&nbsp;<br>The Deeper Lesson:<br>For children, math builds confidence and curiosity.<br>For Travelers, it rebuilds trust in their own mind.</p><p>It’s the same skill, played at different speeds.<br>A child’s “2 + 2” becomes an adult’s “Where did I put the mug?”<br>Both require logic, sequencing, and the quiet belief that the answer is still in there somewhere.</p><p>That’s why MiM matters — because cognition isn’t a one-way street.<br>It’s a bridge we can cross from both sides, together.</p><p>When Grandpa Tim and the boys count, laugh, and make mistakes, what they’re really doing is exercising the most important part of the human brain — hope.</p><p>Hope that learning never ends.<br>Hope that memory isn’t a finish line.<br>Hope that connection itself can be the cure.</p><p>&nbsp;<br>Closing Thought:<br>Maybe we’ve been teaching math all wrong.<br>It’s not about getting the answer right — it’s about keeping the conversation going.</p><p>So whether you’re counting clouds, golf swings, or teaspoons of sugar, do it together.</p><p>Because the real equation is simple:</p><p>Curiosity + Connection = Memory in Motion.<br>&nbsp;<br>MiM Moment — Try This:<br>Count something together — raindrops, steps, songs, or smiles.<br>The number doesn’t matter.<br>The remembering does.</p><p>&nbsp;<br></p>

Grandpa’s Math Game: The Joy of Counting What Matters

<p>We trusted the first diagnosis. We didn’t have time not to.<br>When a doctor tells you something life-changing, you nod, you believe, you act.</p><p>But what if it’s wrong?</p><p>“Technology is moving faster than most doctors’ education right now.”<br>That’s not blame. It’s fact. Medical schools can’t rewrite every syllabus each time science evolves, but families live in real time.</p><p>So instead of whispering about it, let’s talk to each other.<br>Let’s compare notes, share questions, swap resources, and challenge what no longer fits.<br>Because misplaced trust isn’t just risky — it can waste precious time that could have been living.</p><p>Testing matters. Talking matters more.</p><p>“Forget stigma. Start conversation.”<br>At MiM Spark, that’s the goal: to make curiosity louder than fear.</p><p>If this hit home, share it with someone who’s still afraid to ask.<br>The only wrong question is the one that stays silent.</p>

Let’s Talk About It

<h3>When the App Glitches, but the Mission Doesn’t<br>(A MiM Spark reflection on building technology that remembers what it’s for)</h3><h3>I haven’t written in a few weeks. Not because MiM stalled — but because I did.</h3><h3>I was wrestling with a “no-code” platform that promised to make building easy.<br>Spoiler: it didn’t.</h3><h3>After days of error messages that read like breakup texts from my laptop, I realized something that stopped me cold — I was living the very thing MiM was built to fix: frustration, confusion, and that creeping sense that maybe I was the problem.</h3><h3>Meanwhile, the internet handed me perspective in the form of a post by Mary Bruce.<br>She shared how a doctor dismissed her relative’s pain with the words,</h3><h3>“He has dementia. He won’t know pain.”<br>He did.<br>He just couldn’t say it.</h3><h3>Hundreds of caregivers and clinicians replied — all telling the same story: pain mistaken for “behavior,” distress written off as decline.</h3><h3>And it hit me.<br>This is why we built MiM (Memory in Motion).</h3><h3>Because agitation, sleeplessness, or withdrawal aren’t just symptoms.<br>They’re signals.</h3><h3>MiM teaches what we call translation work — the subtle art of listening when words no longer do the job.<br>It’s a skill caregivers, clinicians, and even founders need to practice every single day.</h3><h3>When the code glitches, when something breaks, when I start doubting whether this thing will ever launch exactly as I imagined — that’s just another kind of signal. A reminder that technology is scaffolding. The mission is the muscle.</h3><h3>And no algorithm or platform meltdown can replace what MiM is really building:<br>human understanding.</h3><h3>Tim is still writing.<br>He’s still golfing.<br>He’s still in motion.</h3><h3>And so is MiM.</h3><h3>Because we can’t stop dementia from changing the conversation —<br>but we can make sure the conversation doesn’t stop.</h3><h3>&nbsp;<br>One More Thing…<br>We’re looking for a few willing humans to help us test MiM — real people who understand that this isn’t just another app. It’s a lifeline for those trying to navigate the small chaos of daily life with memory loss.</h3><h3>Give it a whirl. What have you got to lose?<br>After all, it could help not only you and your loved ones,<br>but countless others still searching for a way to stay connected, structured, and seen.</h3><h3>👉 livewithmim.org</h3><h3>&nbsp;<br>Author’s Note:<br>This one is proudly Zombie-Glaze–free. It’s imperfect, honest, and human — the way memory, and meaning, are meant to be.</h3>

When the App Glitches, but the Mission Doesn't

<p>Six months. That’s how long my husband Tim and I have lived under the crushing weight of a diagnosis that may not even be true.</p><p>Back then, a doctor told us flatly that Tim had Alzheimer’s. No nuance, no options, no testing beyond the basic office assessments. The verdict was final, delivered like a gavel strike: I’m sorry, but you have AD.</p><p>We were handed a prescription for Aricept, told to take his car keys away, and even warned to alert the police in case of a Silver Alert. Our lives changed in an instant. We cancelled vacations. We shifted routines. We lived with a label that dictated fear.</p><p>And yet, yesterday, under questioning, a nurse finally admitted the truth: “We don’t actually diagnose. He just had all the indicators.”<br>All the indicators. But no proof.<br>No PET scan. No neurologist referral. Just pills and insurance payments, month after month.</p><p>Tim has kept golfing, walking our dogs, cooking, and—most importantly—writing. He is more engaged than he has been in years. Not because of Aricept, but because we refused to let that rushed diagnosis define him.</p><p>Why This Matters<br>How many families have had their hope stolen by words delivered too soon, too carelessly? How many lives are being rewritten under a diagnosis with no proof?</p><p>Alzheimer’s is devastating. But so is being told you have it when the evidence isn’t there. This isn’t just about my husband—it’s about the countless others who are being funneled into the same path without the right testing, without dignity, without a chance to fight.</p><p>What Needs to Change<br>No one should be labeled with Alzheimer’s without a PET scan or neurologist confirmation.<br>Psychiatrists are not the final word on diagnosis. Families deserve a real pathway to clarity, not a prescription pad.<br>Insurance incentives must not replace medical diligence. Lives are too precious for shortcuts.<br>Our Call to Action<br>If you or someone you love is handed an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, demand proof. Ask for the PET scan. Insist on a neurologist. Don’t let a rushed verdict dictate your future.</p><p>For us, we’ve turned our pain into purpose. With the help of AI, we’ve built MiM (Memory in Motion)—an app designed to preserve dignity, routine, and identity for those facing early memory challenges. Because life doesn’t end with memory loss—and it certainly shouldn’t end with an assumption.</p><p>This is a rallying cry: Don’t let anyone steal your hope, your time, or your life without proof.</p><p>And let’s see if the press pick up on this—or bury it.</p><p><br></p>

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When the App Glitches, but the Mission Doesn't

Alzheimer’s: A Diagnosis with No Proof