So many of you have followed along in my journey in support of the Alzheimer's Association, and for that, I am forever grateful. My desire to fundraise and end Alzheimer's has not ended. Today, I fight for myself, my children, my friends, and all of my family because I know that none of us will be spared the pain of this disease until we can end it! Please, join me.
If you don't remember my personal story, I lost my mom to Alzheimer's in 2015 after a 15-year of battle with Alzheimer's. I always hope that it was tougher on my family than it was for her. but I will never know if that was true. I usually love to share beautiful photos of her with my family when I talk about her, and I promise I still will. Today, I want to share a private moment that I never thought I would share. In her last days, I called my sister at 5am(2am) her time and said, I'm coming today. I wasn't going to go. I had said my goodbyes dozens of times, and I had let her go long ago, but this day was different. I went to the airport and took the first available flight to San Francisco. There were delays and cancellations, and I don't remember what time I got in, but I swear it was the middle of the night. My sister picked me up, and we went straight to see her knowing there wasn't much time left. This was the moment that I just told her over and over it is OK to go. She needed us to say it and mean it. The next morning, more family joined us and let her know that we would all be OK and she could go and be free. That night, after we all left, we got a call in the middle of the night that she had passed.
I’m crying as I write this. I’m grateful to have had her as my mother. I’m grateful for the time I did have her. I have an amazing life, and I don’t ever forget that. I’m not crying because today I am sad. I’m crying because I don’t want anyone else to go through this. I don’t want you to have this moment.
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