Come join us as we walk on Saturday, September 28th as we walk on the beautiful National Mall in Washington DC- our 14th year! I walk in honor and memory of my dad- CDR Frederick T Daly. He was my rock- my harbor- the one person in this world that I could always count on.
He was my dad.
There was a sentence I lived to hear- “Why, that’s just wonderful!” I heard it every time I booked a job. I heard it so many times throughout every Alzheimer’s Walk season. I founded AA Unite in honor of my mom, but I founded it for my dad. To give him hope after he lost the love of his life- and to make the promise- “A cure in our lifetime- I promise you, Dad- we’ll find it.” I worked so hard to make my family proud, but he was the one I wanted to shine for.
He took care of my mom throughout the years of her Alzheimer’s. “She is my love- I cannot leave her.” He cared for her every day until she died in May of 2012. In time, his memory began to falter. Having lived through it before, I knew he was in the beginning stages of Dementia. He would ask the same questions over and over. He was still my dad- kind, patient, caring, and a gentle pillar of wisdom and heart. In his last year, I saw my dad for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. He was having trouble walking, so, I managed canes, walkers, and the wheelchair to make sure he was safe.In his last six weeks, he was in the hospital. Someone said- “You will have a hole in your heart”- but that was filled a hundred times over with the promises I made to him- “I promised you- a cure in our lifetime. and now, I will walk that much further; I will work that much harder for my half of the promise- a cure in mine. I’m not losing you, Dad- you’ll always be with me. I promise- I will do you proud.”
He died on July 12th, 2019. I miss him every day- and yet, I know he is always with me as I walk to keep my promise to find a cure for a soldier who took his final walk and a father who is finally at peace.
Come join us on Saturday, September 28th! We will walk on the National Mall, Between 12th & 14th Street Across from the Refreshment Stand; Washington, DC 20004. Registration begins at 8:30 AM; Promise Flower and Opening Ceremony begin at 9:30 AM and the Walk begins at 10 AM. All are welcome!
And as we Irish say- Slainte!
Nancy Daly
Founder and National Team Captain and Coordinator
Actors and Artists Unite to End Alzheimer's
www.alz.org/AAUnite - our national team page!
https://act.alz.org/Forms/living-in-twilight--a-daughters-alzheimers-story-2013.docx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE9eVfcdBQw&t=6s
My Progress
Thank you for helping advance Alzheimer's support, care and research.
515.26
I have raised
1000
My Goal
My Achievements
Self-Donor
T-shirt
Champion
Storyteller
Facebook Fundraiser
Mobile Master