From Land’s End to London:

My Journey of Hope, Action, and Alzheimer’s Survival

When I was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at 67, I had already watched my mother spend 20 years slowly disappearing to this disease. I knew what the conventional story looked like, and I refused to accept it as my own.

Instead, I made major changes to my diet and lifestyle. I became Dr. Dale Bredesen’s original “patient zero,” adopting a clinically validated protocol designed to treat and prevent cognitive decline. That decision changed everything. My recovery inspired me to become a ReCODE-trained coach with Apollo Health and to dedicate my life to helping others take action earlier, live healthier, and believe, as I do, that cognitive decline can be prevented and, in many cases, reversed.

In 2025, I walked across America. All 2,790 miles of it, from San Diego, California, to St. Augustine, Florida. I wanted the world to understand that Alzheimer’s survivors exist. That journey was more than an athletic feat — it was a living demonstration of resilience, healthy aging, and the possibility of real life after an Alzheimer’s diagnosis.

Now I’m taking that message across the Atlantic.

Dr. Judy Benjamin joined Connor Rhiel, the host of LIVE Impact News, an ABC Affiliate in Norfolk, Virginia, and shared the personal story behind her walk from Land’s End to London.