We had such a great day today! For anyone wondering about the Alzheimer's Walk in Norwalk, it is really a sad/emotional/happy time all at once. When you get there, you get t-shirts and you choose a forget-me-not flower. Ours was yellow because my grandmother is still alive, but there were a lot of purple flowers which represents people who have passed away from the disease. There are some refreshments to charge you up for the 3 mile walk and then a speaker. I always get teary
eyed
listening to the speaker, and it really hits home knowing that my
grandmother is suffering and will most likely die from this disease. I
can't help but wonder if my flower will be purple next year :-(. The
speaker this year was a 60 year old man who was diagnosed with early
onset Alzheimer's. He seemed pretty normal to me, I would never have
known that he had the disease.
We raised $285 and even though that doesn't seem like much, I feel so good knowing that I have raised this money to help END Alzheimer's. THANK YOU everyone who has donated to this cause that is so dear to my heart. If anyone would still like to donate, you can still do so until November 30th. Here is the link http://act.alz.org/site/TR/Walk/CT-Connecticut?px=6102811&pg=personal&fr_id=1365
We raised $285 and even though that doesn't seem like much, I feel so good knowing that I have raised this money to help END Alzheimer's. THANK YOU everyone who has donated to this cause that is so dear to my heart. If anyone would still like to donate, you can still do so until November 30th. Here is the link http://act.alz.org/site/TR/Walk/CT-Connecticut?px=6102811&pg=personal&fr_id=1365
she wanted to bring puppy for the walk
all the purples are people that have passed from Alzheimer's
