This year has been a rough year for my family. We lost our matriarch in March. My strong willed, Irish fighting grandmother passed away on a beautiful Sunday after a long battle with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
Next weekend I am participating in my first Memory Walk in her honor. She was my second mother and the best grandmother any girl could ever ask for. I am walking in the hopes of finding a cure, so that future granddaughters can possibly avoid the heartache and stress this challenging illness causes.
The walk will take place on Saturday, October 3rd. Registration starts at 9am and at 10am the 1 or 3 mile walk begins. The walk will be held at Corporate Woods in Overland Park, KS.
Memory Walk is the nation’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support and research. Since 1989, Memory Walk has raised more than $260 million for the cause. All Memory Walk donations benefit the Alzheimer’s Association, the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research. The mission of the Alzheimer’s Association is to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.
If you are able to come out next Saturday, please join us walkers. If you can’t make it and are able to, please donate. As a walker you can donate under my name, even if it is $1 every penny counts towards a better future. I appreciate it and I know my grandmother would. My deepest thanks to all who can help with this cause.
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Hey, I will be there walking in memory of my grandpa!