Alzheimer's Memory Walk

Alzheimer’s is a thief. This terrible disease steals the memories. At this point and time, there is no cure. There have been advancements made in the early treatment of this disease though. People who have been diagnosed have been able to remain “themselves” longer because of research. But in order to be able to have successful research, there has to be funding because research doesn’t happen by itself. There for, there is a walk designed to help with this. The Alzheimer’s Memory Walk is the nation’s largest event for raising funds and making people aware of this terrible disease. Together we can make a difference in helping to create a world without Alzheimer’s!



There are more than 600 communities with walks which are typically 2-3 miles long and are held in the fall. You can participate in one and help with raising awareness of this terrible, memory stealing disease! Maybe even help with the funding that finds a CURE so that Alzheimer’s is no more!

Personally, I have a passion about this disease because early on it stole my grandma. She was SO much fun to be around and she played with all her grandkids. Then slowly she would forget small things. She then suddenly forgot where she lived and walked into her neighbor’s house thinking it was hers! This was our first time of thinking it wasn’t “just typical memory loss”. People would keep an eye on her but there was no one who thought it serious enough for her to have someone as a caregiver, at least not until she managed to get into her car and ended up in getting lost on the interstate. It is very painful to watch someone who loves you forget who you are, eventually even within the same visit they can’t remember you.

This was years before the treatments that are available now. She might have retained her memory longer given treatments that there are now. But there was no cure in her life time. So we watched her suffer not remembering anything towards the end. Maybe in my lifetime there WILL be a cure for Alzheimer’s!

Alzheimer's Memory Walk