Congratulations to the Alzheimer’s Association for its first Memory Walk in the Valley. The event, which was held Saturday at Copper River Ranch Park, drew a much larger crowd than I would have expected for a first-time event.
I met people who came from Bakersfield and San Luis Obispo just for the walk. There were others from around California who follow the Memory Walk schedule throughout the state.
The walk was an opportunity for those of us who have lost a loved one to Alzheimer’s to meet and share memories. The memory flags on which we placed our loved one’s names will be flown at each consecutive Fresno Memory Walk.
We hope there will be fewer memory flags filled out each year as research improves our chances at fighting this disease. Money raised at the Memory Walk will help fund that research.
Cynthia Benzler
Fresno
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