alzheimers news-alzheimers flowers

ALZHEIMERS NEWS-ALZHEIMERS FLOWERS

this is the our team for the alzheimers texas walk we did in
september in georgetown texas.
thanks to those who walked that day

when you go to the walk to end alzheimers there are 5 flowers
to chose from

blue is for those of us with alzheimers

purple if you  have lost someone with alzheimers

yellow if you are supporting or caring for someone with alzheimers

orange if you support the cause and a vision of a world without alzheimers


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white is the new one
its the one so far no one gets to carry
its the one i want to carry one day
its for the first alzheimers disease survivor

so you pick the flower that represents where you fit into the
alzheimers picture

i have been able to carry all of the colors as i write about below
just not the white one
yet

then you place them in an area where they are all placed together
in the promise flower garden
they spin in the breeze
there always seems to be a breeze
at the walks i have been to

its like mother nature knows
to send down a breath of breeze to spin those flowers
since
she knows what it means to everyone
the visual of the spinning flowers
many with loved ones names on them
well
i
at least
tear up

so in the opening ceremonies
someone from each flower group
speaks for a few minutes about why they are carrying that color

well
i get the blue one
since my mci is due to alzheimers disease

here is what i plan to say

good morning
thank you for being here for this walk to end alzheimers and supporting
us in our fight against this disease

i am here representing with this blue flower
those of us who have alzheimers disease

i have mild cognitive impairment due to alzheimers disease
i have been diagnosed for over 6 years
i take the alzheimers drug aricept (donepezil)
i am in a large experimental drug treatment at ucla that has some
promise to be a potential treatment for the disease

i have seen alzheimers disease up close and personal
its a ugly awful disease

on my blue flower are 4 names

nell
my mother

joe
my younger brother

both died from alzheimers disease

charles
my father probably had it when he died

charles
my older brother has it now

so this is why i am walking to end alzheimers today
the same reason many of you are walking today
to find a treatment or cure for this awful disease
so that in the future no one will have to be carrying these blue flowers
since
when a treatment is found we would all be able to carry the white one

thats my hope for the future

thank you

support us at our next walk
or
donate and or walk at your local walk

santa barbara walk to end alzheimers october 28th

the organicgreen doctor

dear ms b-plant it theyll eat it

DEAR MS B-PLANT IT THEYLL EAT IT

ms b
ive found that to be true

if you take a kid who doesnt like a certain food
tell them all about the food like a veggie
have them hold the seed in their hand
press a hole in the ground
plant the seed
cover it with compost or dirt
pat the dirt smooth
water it
care for it
watch it as it grows

usually when the time comes
they will pluck it from the ground
and
eat it

at the school garden where i volunteer
this cute little kiddo was helping me pull
up the weeds in the garden
she ran across a carrot that had been missed
by a previous class
she plucked it from the ground
we went over to the water hydrant
washed it off real good
she held onto the carrot with the green stalk
and
ate the whole thing

later she was all excited about finding that carrot
telling her mom all about it when she got home

thats why i like to garden with kids

now ms b
when we pick you up at the preschool near my garden
we always wander over to the garden

recently all these gourds and pumpkins are on display
they were grown in the garden for kids to see and enjoy
as we walk by you always have to stop and pet them
you have favorites
like the dark one with all the bumps on it
then
its off to see the four chickens
or
bock bocks as you call them
then
its over to my garden
where you water my garden
then
you always love to fill up the bird bath with water
sometimes while you are there
a bird will fly over to take a drink
sometimes a bee will
then
this day
the garden apprentice said
its ok to pull up one of those carrots from the kids garden
so
i had you pick one
pluck it out of the ground
wash it off in the bird bath

then
you wouldnt let go of that carrot
so
when we got home
you pulled up your step stool
turned on the water
youre good at that
washed it real good
then
you crunched and ate the whole carrot
well you tried to eat the green stalk but i stopped you
not sure if it was ok to eat or not

later
i told your mom about you eating that carrot
but
she said
she doesnt like carrots

well
she does now

the organicgreen doctor

rise up

RISE UP
now the rendition of this song that i like
the best
is the one by alicia keys once sung on the voice
it sings in my head frequently
as i walk or hike or garden or drive around

this weekend on the news i saw another rendition
no they werent as good musically as alicia keys
but
they probably gave me more chills and tears
than her rendition did

i think that young man in the video that sings
the lead part
he should be on the voice

here are the lyrics

You're broken down and tired
Of living life on a merry go round
And you can't find the fighter
But I see it in you so we gonna walk it out
And move mountains
We gonna walk it out
And move mountains

And I'll rise up
I'll rise like the day
I'll rise up
I'll rise unafraid
I'll rise up
And I'll do it a thousand times again
And I'll rise up
High like the waves
I'll rise up
In spite of the ache
I'll rise up
And I'll do it a thousands times again
For you
For you
For you
For you

When the silence isn't quiet
And it feels like it's getting hard to breathe
And I know you feel like dying
But I promise we'll take the world to its feet
And move mountains
We'll take it to its feet
And move mountains

And I'll rise up
I'll rise like the day
I'll rise up
I'll rise unafraid
I'll rise up
And I'll do it a thousand times again
For you
For you
For you
For you

All we need, all we need is hope
And for that we have each other
And for that we have each other
We will rise
We will rise
We'll rise, oh oh
We'll rise

I'll rise up
Rise like the day
I'll rise up
In spite of the ache
I will rise a thousands times again
And we'll rise up
Rise like the waves
We'll rise up
In spite of the ache
We'll rise up
And we'll do it a thousands times again
For you oh oh oh oh oh
For you oh oh oh oh oh
For you oh oh oh oh oh
For you

now you can apply these lyrics to a lot of situations

these kids possibly have a different inspiration 

than say i would

i feel inspiration when i hear these kids sing

i felt it when i heard alica keys sing it that night

i put myself into the words

i feel inspiration after i hear it sung

as i feel the words somehow apply to my life

so

can you 

the organicgreen doctor