Elizabeth Boyd has always been an advocate for a healthy mind, body and family. She earned a business degree in the 1940’s before many women even considered entering the workforce. She stayed physically fit, had a happy marriage for 62 years and made sure her two daughters attended both college and church.

Now, 90-year-old Boyd still has remarkable physical health, facing only high blood pressure and a slight twinge of arthritis. She reads her Bible every day, gets her hair fixed once a week and calls her daughters regularly to check up on them. However, Boyd can’t remember if she showered or took her medication this morning. She has forgotten how to operate an oven or a television and she is convinced her granddaughter is stealing her clothes.

Boyd was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2007 and her symptoms are now so severe that her family has put her in an assisted living home.

Birmingham, Alabama—March 18, 2013— Chef Aaron McCargo, Jr., sponsored by Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA), will visit Birmingham, Alabama and will offer a cooking demonstration at Princeton Baptist Medical Center on Tuesday, March 19. McCargo is embarking on four-city tour during March in recognition of National Kidney Month.

McCargo - host of the Food Network show “Big Daddy’s House” - will visit FMCNA clinics in each city to meet with dialysis patients and their families to share kidney-friendly cooking tips, food samples and renal-friendly recipes. . He also will unveil a recipe he created for Birmingham food enthusiasts, influenced by the region’s own cuisine.