Why I Walk:
Alzheimer's takes our loved ones from us in the worst ways possible. It errodes their memories, and who they are. My grandma has been fighting Alzheimer's for roughly the last ten years. My family and I have watched as she slowly stopped recognizing us and others around her. I've watched, starting at age eight, as this horrible disease has slowly taken my grandma from me. She stopped going on "flower walks" with my sister and me. She stopped playing endless card games on the floor with us. She stopped getting dressed up with her pearls or that pink ring I always admired. Alzheimer's took that from her. Took that from us. With the Alzheimer's Association's work we can stop suffering in silence as monsters take our loved ones. We can and will fight back.
The Alzheimer's Association is the world's largest nonprofit funder of Alzheimer's reasearch. They are the only voluntary health organization taking on Alzheimer's and Dementia from all angles in all communities, and they have played a vital role in nearly every significant advancement in dementia research. In 2023 alone, the Alzheimer's Association invested a record breaking $100 million into research initiatives.
Alzheimer’s isn’t stopping and neither am I. 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. Any amount can make a difference. Please consider donating today, and help families like mine get their loved ones back.
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