A Night with Beautiful Minds | The Tommy & Cissy Prewitt Story

A battle with early on-set dementia and new found artistic expression are the latest chapters in the life-long love story of Tommy and Cissy Prewitt, a physician and his artist wife. Their story was the focus of a “A Night with Beautiful Minds,” a celebration of visual, culinary and musical arts, that benefited Alzheimer’s and dementia research at The MIND Center at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. This is that story. 

Fleet Feet's Run Now, Wine Later 5K | It's Mississippi Cool

Fleet Feet's Run Now, Wine Later 5K draws hundreds of runners and walkers to Renaissance at Colony Park in Ridgeland, Mississippi. The third annual event, a benefit for Alzheimer's Mississippi, kicks off the Sante South Wine Festival. | Produced by Jim Albritton

Alzheimer's Advocacy at Mississippi's State Capitol

Produced by Jim Albritton | Several Alzheimer's advocacy groups spent a day at the Mississippi State Capitol encouraging legislators to continue to support funding for research and resources needed to combat the devastating disease. Members of the Dementia Care Network include The MIND Center at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Alzheimer's Mississippi, the Alzheimer's Association and the Mississippi Division of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementia. | http://umc.edu/mindcenter

'Art in Mind' May Help Those with Memory Loss Reconnect

Produced by Jim Albritton | People with mild cognitive impairment or early stage Alzheimer's or dementia may benefit from Art in Mind, a free monthly program at the Mississippi Museum of Art. Participants view art in the gallery and create their own art in the studio. Art in Mind is sponsored by the MIND Center at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.