300 Miles to Remember
When my friend Kim and I first heard about The Longest Day last year, we immediately knew what activity we wanted to do: Run! We both had been running and participating in road races for several years...
View ArticleFighting Alzheimer’s From Sunrise to Sunset
In the Fall of 2010, my family and I received the worst news we had ever had—my 57-year-old mom had dementia. It’s been four years since we received that initial diagnosis, and the reality and...
View ArticleToday I Trek the Appalachian Trail to Fight Alzheimer’s
Today, I began the second half of my thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail as part of The Longest Day, an event to fight Alzheimer’s. A thru-hike is a long-distance journey from trail beginning to end. I...
View Article16 Hours of Playing Video Games to Mark The Longest Day
Playing video games for 16 hours is normal for a teenager on summer vacation, but if a bunch of adults were doing it, they would be said to be wasting their day. Not when those adults are defending...
View ArticleMaking Korean Lucky Pouches in Honor of My Grandmother
Today, my three siblings, several friends and I are packed inside my small apartment in New York to make Korean lucky pouches, called “jumoni,” from sunrise to sunset as our way of participating in The...
View ArticleThe Bridge Ladies Challenge the Motorcycle Club to Ride for a Good Cause
Today, just after the sunrise, a group of motorcycle riders met at a truck stop in West Monroe, La., to ride our Harley Davidson bikes down to New Roads, La., a historic district just outside of Baton...
View ArticleAdvocating for Early-Onset Alzheimer’s — One Letterbox at a Time
My family and I have set out for a great day of scavenger hunting, in the form of letterboxing, as our way of participating in The Longest Day, a summer solstice event where people around the world do...
View ArticleTwirling to End Alzheimer’s
On The Longest Day, I will be fundraising for the Alzheimer’s Association doing something I love, baton twirling. I have worked hard to get the word out by making announcements at schools, handing out...
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