World Alzheimer's Day

Today is World Alzheimer's Day!

Alzheimer's Disease: Facts and Figures
(http://www.actionalz.org/facts_figures.asp)

5 million
- As many as 5 million people in the United States are living with Alzheimer's.

71 seconds
- Every 71 seconds, someone develops Alzheimer's.

$148 billion
- Alzheimer’s costs $148 billion each year to Medicare, Medicaid and businesses.


10 million
- 10 million baby boomers will develop Alzheimer's in the United States.


100%
- Alzheimer's disease is always fatal.

If you have a few minutes, please check out the following:
- What is Alzheimer's?
http://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_what_is_alzheimers.asp

- Alzheimer's and the Brain: Interactive Tour
http://www.alz.org/brain/01.asp

- The Long Goodbye
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19113121/displaymode/1107//s/2/framenumber/1

- Dementia: Its not always Alzheimer's
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dementia/AZ00003

The forget me not is the symbol for the Alzheimer's Association. I have thought about trying to include it in the wedding. I'm still brainstorming.

I wanted to order this from Etsy:

(seller: secondmoonrising)

...but this morning it was no longer listed: ( I emailed the seller to see if it was still available.

I also came across other lockets that I just like: )

(seller: seaunicorn)

(seller: chloe)

I have decided that I love lockets...and I don't own one: ( Maybe I'll buy one for myself!

Also, I have seen lockets clipped to bouquets to honor someone or in memory of someone. I can't find the pictures I have seen before - I'll keep looking.

SO tired: (