Moses Lake raises funds for Alzheimer's awareness
Members of the Walk to End Alzheimer's round back to McCosh park on Saturday to finish the walk. People with blue flowers are living with Alzheimer's or dementia. Purple flowers represent someone lost to the disease. Yellow represents someone who is caring for someone living with Alzheimer’s. Orange is for those who support the cause.
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Jon Lane, a participant of the Walk to end Alzheimer's finishes the walk on Sat. Lane was walking for his mother, brother, sister-in-law and his “best friend in the whole world.”
Jessica Reardon and her dog, Stella, Walk to end Alzheimer's on Saturday. Reardon works for the Monroe House, a senior living community. “We are just out here to do what we can,” Reardon said.
Connie Meier, left, and Michele Jacobson, right, walked for the first time at the Walk to End Alzheimer's. They said they were walking for Mike Meier, Connie’s husband and a family friend, Norma Pittman.
McCosh park was filled with signed flowers for those struggling or helping someone who has/or was struggling with Alzheimer's.
Imelda Broyles helps Santigo Melara write “I (heart) grandpa” at the walk to end Alzheimer's on Sat.
MOSES LAKE – Flowers decorated with names of loved ones spun in the wind, children ran around filling the sidewalks with affirming messages, smiley faces and games of hopscotch, people pulled their purple shirts over their heads and began the walk.
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