Mornings With Meg

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This train of thought is leaving the station. Destination -- Alzheimer's Awareness, USA

Dadgummit. I lost my train of thought. It happens all the time these days. Senior moment? That’s what some call it. Lame brain? I know I have one. But, thankfully, I also know it’s not Alzheimer’s creeping into my being. Sadly, the same is not true for my dear friend, Kris Bakowski. Ten years ago, at the age of 46, she was diagnosed with Early On-set Alzheimer’s. But rather than succumb to the tragic reality of an inevitable life of fear and illness, she took a different track. Kris became much like the Little Engine That Could. She stoked her engine and began a personal crusade to climb the "Mountain of Stigma" attached to the disease. She has become an outspoken advocate for research to find a cure. She works as hard as she can to …

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Meg Dure

3:14 pm on Monday, September 26, 2011

Thank you dear man. It is so important that everyone embrace a cause to help others. And this particular one needs all the "passengers" it can accommodate. I also wanted to stress the importance of donating money. I remember way back "when" when cancer and heart disease research came to the forefront of the public. And look where both of these trains have traveled...it all comes from money for …   more ›

Walk to End Alzheimer's Seeking Athens Entrants

Annual fundraiser is planned in October at State Botanical Garden in Athens.

The Northeast Georgia Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association will sponsor its annual fundraiser, Walk to End Alzheimer's, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011 at the State Botanical Garden. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the walk begins at 10 a.m. Formerly called the Memory Walk, the event has taken place for the past eight years in Athens. The goal this year is to raise $75,000. This challenge is being issued as the organization makes changes to the format, and hopes to increase the number of participants. In past years money raised totaled between $50,000 and $55,000. "The Walk will have something for everybody," said Kathleen Nimmo, of Home to Home assisted living services, chairman. "Whether you are affected by this disease, a caregiver, have a …

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Meg Dure

8:51 pm on Thursday, September 15, 2011

Ok..you have the facts. This is a BIG event. We need for you to read the facts and respond. sign up.   more ›