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Earlier this year Noelle and I took care of her grandmother, Marie. Marie suffered from dementia and memory loss, so caretaking for her was often very challenging. So, when I just found a site about the Alzheimer’s Memory Walk I knew I had to share a post about it with my blog readers. The Alzheimer’s Memory Walk is a great way to raise awareness about such a debilitating disease that afflicts so many.

I wish I could sum up the event better than alz.org, but they’ve done a pretty good job here:

The Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk® is the nation’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support and research – and it calls on volunteers of all ages to become champions in the fight against Alzheimer’s. There are walks in more than 600 communities. A typical Memory Walk is a 2-3 mile walk held on a weekend morning in the fall.

By teaming up with the Alzheimer’s Association, you can walk with a purpose – and move us closer to a world without Alzheimer’s. Together, we can MOVE a nation.

I’m tempted to start a team of my own to join the walk, as that’s what the walk really needs. The Alzheimer’s Memory Walk is a nation wide event held in over six hundred communities. By entering your zip in the convenient search box, you can search for Alzheimer’s Memory Walks within thirty miles. If you’re in Western Mass you’ll be able to join walks in Brattleboro, Vermont, as well as Cheshire & Westfield Massachusetts. You might see me in Brattleboro if you sign up!