Originally Posted by
JDiver
I'm on the road, so I'll visit your page and contribute later.
My wife has Alzheimer's disease, so I'm pretty aware of the dementias and how they work. And there are no cures for any of them. Nor is there surefire prevention, particularly as some have genetic components.
With funding of research, I'm hoping in a couple of generations they'll speak of dementias as we speak of poliomyelitis today - few know it or of it, it's largely in our past.
(Donation made.)
JDiver,
Thank you so much for your generous donation. The walk is very special and being among a group that understands what caring for someone affected by dementia or Alzheimer's entails is somehow comforting. I know I'm doing everything I can but at times feel helpless.
I think about the stories you have shared and know that your love and caring are selfless. I would like to honor your wife on this walk as well as my mom. I, like you, hope that in the not-too-distant future, Alzheimer's and dementia will be a thing of the past.
Thank you again...My family and I will be thinking about you and your wife tomorrow.