Organizers say that there is no cure for the disease. and that’s why raising money for research is so important. Those with blue flowers were living with the disease.
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Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death.
The goal of the Mansfield Area Walk was $42,000. So it’s for everyone who understands the importance of it and is trying to make a difference.
She estimated 350 people participated in the walk. “He often asks himself, ‘Do I have the dementia or does the dementia have me?'”.
All walk proceeds benefitted the Alzheimers Association. Nationwide, more than $77 million was raised.
Thousands of people gathered at Target Field Saturday for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s.
“(The walk) is very important”, coach Gary Kubiak said. This nonprofit organization not only funds Alzheimer’s research, but also has proven to be a useful resource for those who have a family member with the disease, connecting the afflicted and their families and friends with support groups and other services.
“Last year was our largest Walk to End Alzheimer’s event ever in Kenosha and Racine Counties”, said Becky Pergande, co-chair of the Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Kenosha and Racine Counties. Potter was in town for the annual Grand Point North music festival at Waterfront Park in Burlington. “I mean it’s a really hard thing to discover, to watch someone who, all my mom’s life she was anxious about that, obviously because she had a mom who had Alzheimer’s, so to watch her have some of those early signs, and then watch her go through the diagnosis, has been challenging”, she said.
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Gdaniec says, “The number of people who are also in our same position is huge”.
