Planting Pennies
Help us .. on the move to find a cure for Alzheimers..
When he was a boy his future father-n-law found him planting pennies in the garden. He asked him what he was up to and Ronnie explained… “I’m planting money trees… so when I grow up I can marry your daughter”.
His money plants never grew; but Ronnie and Peggy recently celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary. Dad, (Ronnie Poteete) retired from American Airlines in 1996. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed marshalling at a local golf course for only a few precious years before being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
He doesn’t usually remember the penny story now, though he told it to us many times. Some days he isn’t even sure who his own children or grandchildren are. He and his brother are both suffering from Alzheimer’s… and both are now in Stage 3. It affects not only short term memory but also cognitive thinking. Gradually long term memory and physical function will deteriorate.
My family has joined with the Alzheimer’s’ Association ON THE MOVE to find a cure for this disease. The Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk® is the nation’s largest event to raise awareness and funds to fight Alzheimer’s disease. The money we raise will go toward research to treat and prevent Alzheimer’s, and programs to improve the lives of millions of Americans.
Please Join Us… Time has never been more Precious
JOIN MY TEAM / Register for the walk, Make a Donation, Start a new team… You too may love someone who is fading away before your eyes. Learn more about Alzheimer’s… the Thief of Life.
Visit the site below, and click on my name: Rhonda, under the list of
team members… to join/ donate from my personal page.
In honor of Bill & Ronnie Poteete
