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Purple is the color the Alzheimer's Association has chosen to make us think about that awful disease. We wear purple, we send purple hearts, and we walk for the purple.
I recently read about the Military's Purple Heart. It's the highest honor a grateful nation gives to any serviceman or woman who was wounded or killed by an enemy of our nation. Some of our military personnel have received more that one purple heart due to multiple wounds.
Since its beginning, it has been awarded close to two million times. This is not a good thing.
However, the person receiving this honor did a good, brave thing. That person either died, or lives with scars from injuries.
The medal was originally named the Badge of Military Merit, but it was renamed later to The Purple Heart.
People living with Dementia or Alzheimer's, like our daughter, are good people with a bad disease. They have merit and should receive honor and respect.
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They become a shell of who they once were, but they should always be remembered for who they were before dementia. Shelley, pictured above was in the early stages. She progressess daily, and I can't stop the disease.
This disease has no cure yet, but with our effort and prayer, it will have a cure in the future.
Give what you can, and always remember!