You may recall me posting last year about the Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk® last year in October. I know, I know, I’m always blathering on about some walk or cause that’s important to me. I’ve been walking for breast cancer for three years now, and I got involved in pancreatic cancer walks through my sister, and I’m the heart walk team captain at work. So why is the Alzheimer’s walk important to me? As I’ve mentioned here before, my grandfather had Alzheimer’s. He lived to be a ripe old age before we really saw the effects of the disease, but others aren’t so lucky. Remember Meredith Grey’s mother on Grey’s Anatomy? She was only in her 50’s…more often than you think, Alzheimer’s affects people who are necessarily senior citizens. Even worse, researchers aren’t sure what causes Alzheimer’s disease or how to cure it. It’s sad and frustrating to have a family member lose his or her memory day by day, and it’s hard for spouses and children and family to live with and love someone who doesn’t know them anymore.

If Alzheimer’s disease has touched your life, please consider joining the
Alzheimer’s Memory Walk as a team captain or walker. This walk is the nation’s largest event to raise awareness and funds, and the money is used to care for Alzheimer’s patients, support families, and badly needed research. The 2-3 mile walk won’t be hard, so recruit your family and friends to join the cause and do what they can do to help fund research for Alzheimer’s.