I believe there isn’t one person who reads this website who has not been directly or indirectly affected by Alzheimer’s. It’s a disease that is plaguing America’s elderly and it’s a disease that needs a lot more recognition than it gets.

For those that don’t know, Alzheimer’s is a common and serious brain disorder that more than five million people suffer from in America alone. Symptoms vary but one of the most common is forgetfulness. It hits home for me because my Mom’s uncle, a former probate judge in my hometown, suffers from dementia, which Alzheimer’s stems from. There is no current cure and from seeing my great-uncle, it’s a terribly alarming disease. He sometimes thinks that my mom is my Grandma, his sister-in-law, and a few minutes later asks who she is, not recognizing her.

There needs to be a cure for this.

This fall, all across America there will be a great charitable cause by the Alzheimer’s Association held and a local one here is held at the technical college on October 13th. If I wasn’t already going to be out of town on that date (Charlotte) I would attend it myself so to all my local people that visit, please go sign up to walk. If you’re not in the area, visit the website and search for walks around your zip code and hometown.

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