Friday, May 6, 2011

Happy Mothers Day

Another mothers day without you........
Its still hard

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Another Year Mommy

Another year without you mommy...(Sigh)

Two years have passed since you been Gone
and I don't dare to question God no more
God took you out of pain and suffering
but you are my mommy and I often reflect how you would look at me
With such love and a smile on your face as I entered the room and a tear rolling down your face
I felt your love even when you stopped speaking
I felt your warm embrace even when you didn't have strength to hold me
Your wonderful scent...I will never forget
Knowing that your safe, makes me at peace
but boy what I would give to see you smiling again
so I close my eyes and I remember....I remember.
Your picture I keep close..one in my purse and one next to my bed
Your memory will always LIVE.
I Love You Mommy

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

I received this email on January 4, 2011

Dear maria,


Following the unanimous approval of Congress earlier this month, and the thousands of e-mails and messages you and other advocates sent to the White House last week, I'm pleased to share that today President Obama signed the National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA) into law. Once implemented, NAPA will ensure our nation has what Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius calls an "aggressive and coordinated national strategy" to confront the present and rapidly escalating Alzheimer crisis.

Today is a day to celebrate. This is a victory for the 5.3 million people who live with Alzheimer's in this country and the nearly 11 million caregivers. It is a victory for you and more than 300,000 other advocates who stood up and demanded that our nation's leaders create a plan for combating this disease. The journey to take NAPA from concept to law of the land is a victory for all of us.

Tomorrow we will return to the hard but rewarding work that lies ahead. NAPA is a milestone and a very important step forward, but it is not the destination. Our destination is a world without Alzheimer's and we can only arrive there through therapies that stop this disease and improved care and support for those contending with it. Rest assured that we will work tirelessly to maintain the momentum evident today. We will work to ensure NAPA is implemented effectively so that it lives up to its promise, and we will work to advance our other legislative priorities for 2011, including a major, immediate increase in research funding.

As you know, there is no time to waste.

Please continue to stand with us in the fight against Alzheimer's. We can't succeed without you. And please ask others to join us in this effort. We'll need to call on every available voice to succeed.

Again, congratulations and thank you.

Harry Johns

President and CEO

Alzheimer's Association