We Walk For White Flowers

I’m a little late in posting about it, but we participated, along with Chuzoo and Duke, in our local Walk to End Alzheimer’s on September 29th.  The fundraising goal for our local chapter was higher this year, since it was quickly exceeded last year.  The higher goal hasn’t been reached yet, but we have until the end of the year, so there’s still time.

If you’re not familiar with the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, one of the features of the walk is a promise garden.  All registered participant’s receive a flower, and each color signifies a different meaning, as explained on the Walk to End Alzheimer’s website:

Blue represents someone with Alzheimer's or dementia.

Purple is for someone who has lost a loved one to the disease.

Yellow represents someone who is currently supporting or caring for someone with Alzheimer’s.

Orange is for everyone who supports the cause and vision of a world without Alzheimer’s.

Sadly, purple flowers seem to dominate, closely followed by yellow flowers.  

White flowers will one day signify Alzheimer’s survivors.  

Currently, there are no white flowers, and no survivors.  We walk to change that.  We walk for white flowers.