ALZHEIMERS BLOG:

As you all probably know Alzheimer's Association is having its big memory walk. I know a friend who called me last week because they were having the walk in St. Louis, Missouri. I live outside Phoenix, Az and we are lucky enough to have two of them. One in Phoenix and one in Sun City West. Memory Walk is the nation's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support and research – and it calls on people of all ages to take action in the fight. Prescott, Sedona and Tucson in AZ also are having this wonderful walk. If you click onto this: http://www.alz.org/memorywalk/signUp.asp you can find a walk near you.

I think this is an important walk. Not only does it take your loved one away from you in their mind while their body is still there but this terrible disease can happen to you.

I went to the women's expo yesterday and listened to Helen Hunt talk. Did you know that her mother died with Alzheimer's. So I looked up to see if there was any other names we might recognize.

Famous people with Alzheimer's Disease
Joe Adcock, baseball player
Mabel Albertson, actor
Dana Andrews, actor
Rudolph Bing, opera impresario
James Brooks, artist
Charles Bronson actor, film director
Abe Burrows,author
Carroll Campbell, Former Rebublican Senator
Joyce Chen, chef
Perry Como, Singer entertainer
Aaron Copland, composer
Willem DeKooning, artist
James Doohan, actor
Thomas Dorsey, singer
Tom Fears, professional football player and coach
Louis Feraud, fashion designer
Arlene Francis, actor
Mike Frankovich, film producer
John Douglas French, physician
Barry Goldwater, Senator of Arizona
Rita Hayworth, actress
Raul Silva Henriquez, Roman Catholic cardinal, human rights advocate
Charlton Heston actor and political activist
Mervyn Leroy, director
Jack Lord, actor
Ross MacDonald, author
Burgess Meredith, actor
Iris Murdoch, author
Edmond O’Brien, actor
Arthur O’Connell, actor
Marv Owen, baseball player
Molly Picon, actor
Otto Preminger, director
Bill Quackenbush, professional hockey player
Ronald Reagan, 40th President of USA
Harry Ritz, performer
Sugar Ray Robinson, boxer
Norman Rockwell, artist
Simon Scott, actor
Irving Shulman, screenwriter
Betty Schwartz, Olympic gold medal winner in track events
Kay Swift,composer
Alfred Van Vogt, science fiction writer
E.B. White, author
Harold Wilson, British Prime Minister

You see Alzheimer's doesn't care who it wants so we need to find a cure so that you don't have to add your name to this list. Of course this is a small list. I think my father in law was as important as any of the names on this list and you have loved one that isn't on the list either. Here is my link if you would like to help support this wonderful cause;

http://MemoryWalk2010.kintera.org/faf/r.asp?t=4&i=336218&u=336218-268736349&e=3655472672

Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Marie Fostino
Alzheimer's A Caretakers Journal
Seaboard Press An Imprint Of James A Rock Pub., Co.
www.mariefostino.com
www.mariefostino.blogspot.com