World Alzheimer's Day

The following is a quote from Ami Simms: "This Sunday, September 21st, is World Alzheimer's Day. It is a day to remember the 26.6 million people worldwide who have this vile disease that will eventually rob them of the ability to remember and to reason. It will take from them every skill they ever learned and every relationship they ever held dear. And for most, they will watch this thief at work in their own minds." It hits close to home for me since my Mom has been suffering from some form of dementia (probably Alzheimer's) for the past 4 or 5 years. For more information about the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative started by Ami look here: http://www.alzquilts.org:80/. I've donated two Alzheimer's priority quilts to the Trinity Valley Quilt Guild show which is this weekend. More than 65 of these small quilts have been donated for this show and after the show they will be sent to Ami for future auctions. Who knows, some of them may turn up in Houston this year.