ALZHEIMER'S STRIKES AGAIN

NO, NO ONE ELSE I PERSONALLY KNOW HAS COME DOWN WITH THE DISEASE, BUT I DID GO TO THE KICK OFF MEETING LAST NIGHT FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S WALK IN OCT..  I HAD TO FIGHT BACK TEARS THE WHOLE TIME THINKING ABOUT HOW THIS DREADFUL DISEASE TOOK SO MUCH AWAY FROM MY FAMILY.  THIS YEAR MY SISTER VICKIE AND I ARE GOING TO BE CO-CAPTAINS OF A TEAM TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS, AND FUNDS FOR THE DISEASE.  I HAVE COME UP WITH A FEW IDEAS, AS DID MY SISTER VICKIE, AND I HOPE TO GET A LOT OF FAMILY SUPPORT THIS YEAR.  I DON'T KNOW IF MY SON HAS A PRIVATE FACE BOOK PAGE, OR MAYBE LAURA, BUT I AM HOPING TO GET ALL MY CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN (WHO ARE OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE A FACE BOOK PAGE) TO GET INVOLVED A LITTLE BIT THIS YEAR, AND PUT A LINK TO MY WEB PAGE FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S WALK ON THEIR FACE BOOK PAGE.  WE ARE DOING THE WALK THIS YEAR IN MEMORY OF MIKE (DAD, GRANDPA).  ALSO IF ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS ON HOW I CAN RAISE SOME FUNDS (BAKE SALE, GARAGE SALE, OR SOMETHING NEW AND DIFFERENT), PLEASE LET ME KNOW.  I CAN USE ALL THE HELP I CAN GET WITH THIS PROJECT.  OK, ENOUGH SAID ON THAT, I HAD AN AMAZING VISIT YESTERDAY WITH OUR C.O..  HE IS YOUNG AND SO DOWN TO EARTH.  VERY KIND AND ENCOURAGING-I AM TRULY GRATEFUL FOR GOD'S GIFTS IN MEN OF THAT SORT.  ON OTHER NEWS, MARTHA OUR NEIGHBOR WILL BE MOVED TO A NURSING HOME TODAY FOR JUST TWO WEEKS.  SHE IS DOING VERY WELL, AND LOOKS GREAT.  I SURE HOPE SHE WILL BE BACK HOME SOON.  YESTERDAY WAS SO SUPER BUSY, THAT VICKIE AND I MISSED OUR VERY FIRST DAY OF EXERCISE SINCE WE STARTED GOING THREE TIMES A WEEK.  WE ARE GOING TO TRY AND MAKE UP FOR IT TODAY.  I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW SO MANY THINGS KEEP GETTING IN THE WAY.  WE BOTH HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH OUR TEETH, AND HAVE HAD SOME DR.'S APPOINTMENTS WHICH I STILL HAVE THREE MORE TO GO-MAYBE FOUR IF YOU COUNT THE SHOTS IN MY NECK.  ANY HOW, WE ARE BOTH DOING BETTER EMOTIONALLY FOR THE MOST PART.  AT LEAST UNTIL SOMEONE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT OUR HUSBANDS, THEN THE TEAR JUST FLOW.  I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE FOR THAT TO STOP HAPPENING-MAYBE IT NEVER WILL.  I KNOW WE HAVE ALL SUFFERED A GREAT LOSS, AND HOPEFULLY TIME WILL HELP HEAL US ALL.  WELL, MY DOGIES HAVE BEEN FED, AND NOW I NEED TO GET DRESSED SO THAT WE CAN HOPEFULLY MAKE IT TO THE GYM.  HOPE YOUR DAY BRINGS YOU A HAPPY HEART-JUST ME