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Please join me for Walk to End Alzhheimer’s.
“As a news anchor and reporter, I was honored to host our Opening and Promise Garden Ceremony. Then I joined my friends for a physically distanced walk at a local farm... I missed the big crowd, but this felt just as powerful.”
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-Wesleigh O.
Volunteer Event Chair
Walk to End Alzheimer's
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Dear John,
I walk for my nana, Jeanne, who had Alzheimer’s. She was beautiful, glamorous and loved fancy jewelry and clothes. My middle name is her name, too — but we shared so much more.
Our family lived under one roof and quickly discovered that caring for someone with Alzheimer’s is an exhausting, heartbreaking and frustrating 24/7 job. Caregivers and people living with the disease need our support. That’s why I got involved with Walk to End Alzheimer’s®.
My local Walk took place a few weeks ago in Portland, and even though it wasn’t a large in-person gathering, I still got the feeling I always do — that I’m part of a community that cares.
As a news anchor and reporter, I was honored to host our Opening and Promise Garden Ceremony on Mainstage, an online space that offers many of the elements of Walk day that would typically be face-to-face. As soon as the ceremony was over, my phone was flooded with text messages — hundreds of people were watching before they walked!
I joined my friends for a physically distanced walk at a local farm, but I didn’t feel alone. I saw so many photos on Facebook of other participants walking in our community. I missed the big crowd, but this felt just as powerful.
I know my Nana would be proud of me. She was an unstoppable force for those who loved her, and I know that together, we can be an unstoppable force for all those facing this disease. Please join me and register today to walk in your community.
Wesleigh O.
Volunteer Event Chair
Walk to End Alzheimer's
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Funds raised through Walk to End Alzheimer's help the Alzheimer's Association® offer virtual support groups facilitated by trained individuals, as well as ALZ Connected®, a free, online community for caregivers, individuals living with Alzheimer's and others facing the disease. Learn more. |
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