The growing number of people facing the disease gave a sense of urgency to Saturday’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s at UW-Parkside.
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“It’s hard”, said Norma Tuscany, of Brighton, who was there for her brother-in-law, a walk participant who has had Alzheimer’s for 10 years.
The Alzheimer’s Association set a goal of raising $900,000 dollars from the walk and before it started they already had passed half a million.
“We’ve all been impacted by Alzheimer’s in some way or other with acquaintances or relatives”, Trendler said.
Julia Degler, co-emcee of Saturday’s fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Association, read Hall’s story during the event’s opening ceremony.
“Last year, Team Sage was led by Ray Eriksen of New Providence and Ed Capano of Westfield, and raised almost $7,000”, said Deanna Butters, director of Sage’s Spend-A-Day Health Center.
“I’m here to support Alzheimer’s research – and an end to Alzheimer’s”, said Langlais. They came to raise money for research to find a cure. Wilson said this is the association’s largest event.
More than 450,000 people participate all over the country. Minneapolis, Illinois, and Johnson City have recently held the walk. Like the Alzheimer’s walk, the golf tournament is done in an effort to raise awareness and funds to help eradicate the disease.
Lisa Winters was walking for her grandfather and her father-in-law.
Love Never Forgets team captain Michelle Tetsworth’s mother died in July from Alzheimer’s complications. There were also flowers, some yellow, purple, orange, but maybe most significantly blue, representing those in the crowd suffering from the disease.
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Perhaps they lost a family member to Alzheimer’s, cared for someone affected or merely want to see a cure found. Take the first step to a world without Alzheimer’s by finding a Walk near you.
