Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk

The Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk is needing team captains now. The Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk is an event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support and research, and is the largest event of it's kind. Becoming a team captain can be a very fulfilling experience. Not only are you getting some exercise, you are also walking with a purpose, and a very good purpose, to support Alzheimer's research.

The Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk is held in over 600 neighborhoods across the United States, and is usually about 2-3 miles long. The Memory walks are normally held in the Fall on a weekend, so you can be sure to be there.

Fighting Alzheimer's is important to me, because I have seen so many of my elders getting the disease. It is so hard to hear about a parent forgetting who their kids are, or even something as simple as going to the bathroom. My stepfather's mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's a couple of years ago, and it is unbelievable how quickly the disease took hold on her. You never know if you will be in the same position as my stepfather is in today. It hurts him tremendously that his own mother cannot remember who is is at times. Though he knows there is nothing he can do to help her, the pain is still there.