My family and I are walking in honor of our Dad/Husband James "Shay" McCarthy. Our dad was THE BEST Dad and husband our family could have been blessed with. His struggle with Alzheimer's Disease was heartbreaking to witness because he was always such a strong man and hard worker. Dad also had the Lewy Body stages of dementia where his whole body became very stiff and unable to move. It also took away his smile and speech that were such attributes he once had. I know, for me, it is what I miss most. His smile could literally light up a room. When you hear people say, "If I could only hear I love you one more time" or "I'd give anything to talk to Dad to get his advice on something", we live with these facts everyday now.
Our wish is to one day never have, not even one more person, suffer from Alzheimer's. Please consider donating to this cause and even joining myself and my family on September 28th at Ocean Beach to walk.
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