FGCU softball team helps Habitat for Humanity build three homesHome Base Golf Tournament helps SWFL Veterans
LEHIGH ACRES FGCU softball team helps Habitat for Humanity build three homes The Florida Gulf Coast University softball team helped Habitat for Humanity build three homes Saturday.
ESTERO Home Base Golf Tournament helps SWFL Veterans Veterans hit the green at the Copperleaf Golf Course on Saturday. This was part of the Home Base golf tournament.
FORT MYERS At least one person dead after propane truck collides with golf cart Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that has left one person dead and another injured Saturday morning.
Scattered storms ahead for your Saturday plans The Weather Authority is tracking weekend temperatures in the low to mid-90s this weekend with a chance for scattered storms this afternoon.
WINK NEWS SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Week 3 Thunderstorms tried to put a stop to week three of high school football on Friday Night, but gridiron action prevailed.
Man accused of plotting murder-for-hire denied bond A man suspected of being involved with a murder-for-hire plot will stay behind bars. Ryan Toranzo had his renewed motion to set bond denied today in Collier County Court.
LABELLE Two dead after crash on State Road 80 According to the Florida Highway Patrol, there was a crash on State Road 80 that has left at least one person dead Friday evening.
DeSoto County looks to recruit more teachers While it can sometimes be easy to fill a classroom with students, it is not so easy for teachers. Schools across the nation and locally in Southwest Florida are still dealing with the challenges of teacher shortages. With class back in session, so is teacher recruiting for DeSoto County schools. The assistant superintendent, Jake Reynolds, […]
IMMOKALEE ROAD Push for change after deadly crash on Immokalee Rd. We’re told the woman was driving with two kids in the car when a semi ran a red light and hit her Thursday morning.
FORT MYERS BEACH Mobi-Mats deployed on Fort Myers Beach A walkway to paradise! Brand new and blue, the Mobi-Mat is making things easier for Fort Myers Beachgoers.
NAPLES Women of Steel business conference inspiring and empowering women Focused, hardworking, empowered. These women have made a name for themselves as Women of Steel.
NAPLES Beloved Collier County bus driver retires after 20 years After 20 years of getting kids to school safely, a beloved Collier County bus driver is retiring.
Wade Wilson has new death row mugshot Convicted double-killer Wade Wilson has a new death row mugshot.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Sizzle Dining is back in SWFL It’s Sizzle Season! Local restaurants are ready to welcome new faces by offering exclusive menu deals to attract new customers.
PORT CHARLOTTE Player of the Week: Logan Flaherty Port Charlotte’s QB found the endzone twice himself and had two passing touchdowns in the Pirate’s week two victory over North Fort Myers.
LEHIGH ACRES FGCU softball team helps Habitat for Humanity build three homes The Florida Gulf Coast University softball team helped Habitat for Humanity build three homes Saturday.
ESTERO Home Base Golf Tournament helps SWFL Veterans Veterans hit the green at the Copperleaf Golf Course on Saturday. This was part of the Home Base golf tournament.
FORT MYERS At least one person dead after propane truck collides with golf cart Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that has left one person dead and another injured Saturday morning.
Scattered storms ahead for your Saturday plans The Weather Authority is tracking weekend temperatures in the low to mid-90s this weekend with a chance for scattered storms this afternoon.
WINK NEWS SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Week 3 Thunderstorms tried to put a stop to week three of high school football on Friday Night, but gridiron action prevailed.
Man accused of plotting murder-for-hire denied bond A man suspected of being involved with a murder-for-hire plot will stay behind bars. Ryan Toranzo had his renewed motion to set bond denied today in Collier County Court.
LABELLE Two dead after crash on State Road 80 According to the Florida Highway Patrol, there was a crash on State Road 80 that has left at least one person dead Friday evening.
DeSoto County looks to recruit more teachers While it can sometimes be easy to fill a classroom with students, it is not so easy for teachers. Schools across the nation and locally in Southwest Florida are still dealing with the challenges of teacher shortages. With class back in session, so is teacher recruiting for DeSoto County schools. The assistant superintendent, Jake Reynolds, […]
IMMOKALEE ROAD Push for change after deadly crash on Immokalee Rd. We’re told the woman was driving with two kids in the car when a semi ran a red light and hit her Thursday morning.
FORT MYERS BEACH Mobi-Mats deployed on Fort Myers Beach A walkway to paradise! Brand new and blue, the Mobi-Mat is making things easier for Fort Myers Beachgoers.
NAPLES Women of Steel business conference inspiring and empowering women Focused, hardworking, empowered. These women have made a name for themselves as Women of Steel.
NAPLES Beloved Collier County bus driver retires after 20 years After 20 years of getting kids to school safely, a beloved Collier County bus driver is retiring.
Wade Wilson has new death row mugshot Convicted double-killer Wade Wilson has a new death row mugshot.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Sizzle Dining is back in SWFL It’s Sizzle Season! Local restaurants are ready to welcome new faces by offering exclusive menu deals to attract new customers.
PORT CHARLOTTE Player of the Week: Logan Flaherty Port Charlotte’s QB found the endzone twice himself and had two passing touchdowns in the Pirate’s week two victory over North Fort Myers.
This drug has the power to treat Alzheimer’s disease, strengthening memory and thinking skills. It’s called Kisunla, but the people WINK News reporter Maddie Herron spoke to in Naples at the Baker Senior Center call it a miracle. The new FDA-approved drug could soon change the game in treating dementia, sparking hope among those who suffer from the debilitating illness. READ MORE: FDA approves treatment for adults with Alzheimer’s disease “It’s a godsend. I think it will change the world,” said Dr. Jaclynn Faffer, the President and CEO of Baker Senior Center in Naples. The FDA-approved drug is a once-a-month injection, targeting brain damage caused by Alzheimer’s. Faffer explained, “We see it affecting memory, we see it affecting behavior, we see it affecting the ability to speak.” A disease Brian Brener knows all too well, “I had to know intimately the tragedy of Alzheimer’s with my wife, who passed away five years ago.” Brener’s wife Mary lived with the disease for four years, doing all he could to make her comfortable. “You want to try everything you can to try to cure them if you could, or alleviate it. And I did experience being exposed to the first promise of pharmaceutical treatment, but it was five years ago was too early,” said Brener. The drug may not have been available at the time, but Brener said he found support for his wife outside of medicine. “I watched the gradual degradation of her life. And that led me here as a matter of fact.” Here, meaning the Baker Senior Center in Naples. RELATED: Naples woman among the first to receive new drug for Alzheimer’s Marcy Aizenshtat is a frequent attendee at the senior center, and she told WINK she is thrilled about the new drug. “I think something like that is called a miracle,” Aizenshtat said. A miracle, for people like her, when Alzheimer’s runs in the family. Aizenshtat explains, “For me, it’s going to be meaning staying connected. Not just looking and seeing faces, but knowing that my grandsons, I know who they are, I’ll be able to interact with their future choices and the world I’ll be able to have the joy that I feel now then if I don’t recognize my family, it’s going to hurt them.” While the drug is revolutionary, it is not a total solution. Kisunla applies mostly to those in the mild dementia stage or earlier. READ MORE: Learn more about Kisunla on their website The center’s President and CEO Dr. Jacylnn Faffer said regardless of whether Kisunla fits as someone’s treatment option, all residents in southwest Florida are welcome to join the many dementia and community-focused programs the senior center offers. “We’re all about hope. And we’re all about tomorrow, and looking forward,” said Faffer. “So we’re encouraging with or without the drug.” The Baker Senior Center Naples is open to all SWFL residents and has plenty of programs for people suffering from Alzheimer’s and other memory-related illnesses, or just looking for fun ways to connect in the community. For more information please, click here to go to their website.