Alzheimer's Awareness

Nov 16, 2010~ Joe and I attended the Alzheimer's town hall meeting in Coralville, Iowa. This was an intimate meeting of those who care for loved ones with Alzheimer's and also a question and answer session with several local doctors and specialist. They had great information and I had a chance to hear about Alzheimer's from a different perspective. I also had the opportunity to speak about my decision to become an Alzheimer's advocate as my pageant platform in honor of my Mom and about how my choice to be with her cost me my job. This was the first time I spoke publicly about this...it was a little difficult but when I was done, I felt like it was really something I need to be doing! We can fix what we don't know is broken, and by speaking out against the lack of support for Alzheimer's, perhaps I can help fix it!