My inspiration for joining this walk is to not just bring awareness to the community but to honor my love ones who have pasted with either Dementia or Alzheimer’s. They aren't here with me physically anymore but they are here with me spirituality. I know they would want me to honor them not for the disease they suffered from but for who they were in life.
I'm honoring my late grandmother, Lou Ellen Thompson, she was a big part of my life as a kid. I can remember whenever my mother with to work at the Jackson Zoo we would go over to grandmother's house until my mother got off work. I remember, she would swing on the bench swing while me and my sisters would play in the backyard. After playing in the backyard we would either go inside and eat Swedish fish candies and soda together or help grandmother in her garden, then go inside and enjoy our Swedish fish and soda.
This Walk means bringing attention to Alzheimer’s and Dementia Disease. To make the biggest impact I can as a person.
Alzheimer’s isn’t stopping and neither are we. By participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s, I’m raising awareness and funds to advance the fight against this disease — funds that allow the Alzheimer’s Association to provide 24/7 care and support.
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