08/09/2023
September is Alzheimer’s awareness month. It’s not a month to celebrate but a month to spread awareness and educate others. Unfortunately this disease has deeply affected my family in a way I couldn’t even put into words and has taken a toll on our lives.
The word Alzheimer’s scary , and you may not know what to say when greeted with that word. But there are many words that you should remember like love , support ,strength , hope and saving memories. It’s also a word you only seem to associate with the elderly but this illness can get you much younger than you’d expect - which is early onset.
Though those with Alzheimer’s might forget us but we as family and loved ones must remember them and do what we can to raise awareness for this horrible disease. There’s one thing that it cant do and that being it cant take away love, a feeling that resides in your heart.
You make think Alzheimer’s is just forgetting where you put something but it is something much deeper than that. It can be confusion , personality changes , speech delays and so much more. It comes with such grief , and this grief isn’t death, this grief is losing who someone once was.
All proceeds from my business orders this month will be donated to the Rare Dementia Support charity.
For September is Alzheimer’s awareness month but for some people , Alzheimer’s is everyday.💜
