I'm walking for my beautiful mother, who passed away in 2021 after a 5+ year battle with Alzheimer's.
Mom was formally diagnosed in 2015 at age 65, but we had been noticing signs for a couple years. The progression was rapid and completely heartbreaking. Watching the women I love most in the world slowly deteriorate into a shell of herself is the most painful thing I've ever dealt with in my life.
I'll never forget the days where she would just break down and cry. "Ariel - I don't know what's happening to me. I used to be so smart and now I can't even write a check." Soul crushing is an understatement.
If the money I raise here means even one daughter doesn't have to watch her mother battle this horrific disease, I will consider every single penny well spent.
-Ariel
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