Also Known as “Mom”

My Grandma (maternal) has a disease that so many people have been touched by or dealt with in their life time.  It’s one that rids them of being able to remember how to write. It takes away their ability to know what food goes together on the plate like whether the tomatoes and cheese go in the salad or on the vegetable.  It makes you forget that you just talked to you sister on the phone already and even have to call your daughter to help you remember where to find the phone number even though it’s on speed dial already.  This is Alzheimer’s and this is my Grandmother’s life.  

My Grandma use to always say in regards to the women in her family living a long time that she was 100% fine with it as long as she had her mind.  I’m often reminded of this comment as I see her going through a life that is so rough for her.  She is still physically as healthy as can be expected at her age but the Alzheimer’s make it seem that much harder for her life.

There are things that we can do to help this disease that is truly crippling our Elderly and making them lose precious years with their families. Alzheimer’s Memory Walk is like many of the walks out there for families, friends, and anyone ever touched by this disease to come together and raise awareness, money, and hopefully find a cure to stopping this disease in it’s tracks.   An Alzheimer’s walk is typically held in the fall and it about 2-3 miles long.  Check out the website and see if there is a community near you where you can get involved.  They are looking for team leaders, walkers, and just people with a heart for this cause.

I hope that you will take a moment and look at the site and also consider seeing how you can get involved.  This disease is not going anywhere until a cure is found and the more behind he cause the faster we’ll get there together.