Alzheimer’s Walk 2008

I can’t believe that it is that time of year to tell everyone about the Alzheimer’s Memory Walk. This year alone, more than 200,000 people from all across the United States will be walking for Alzheimer Awareness.

Did you know that every 71 seconds, someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease? Did you know that Golden Girls favorite, Estelle Getty had it? Based on interviews with other members of the cast, they would visit her and she wouldn’t even recognize any of them, or even know she was on a show called the Golden Girls. How would you feel if someone you cared about didn’t even remember who you were? What if they were to die due to them not remembering you? Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of death. I can’t imagine having someone I love not remember me and then shortly after dying from the same disease. I am not one to push causes onto people, but I think this one is worth pushing.

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