Tuesday, December 17, 2013

dec 17: a month of charitable giving -- alzheimers.org | sf bay area photographer

i can't imagine what it would be like to not remember things, basic things, memories of the good times, my husband's name.  but that is exactly what happens with alzheimers, it takes away your memory and interferes with your brain, making it difficult to even live.  according to the website, alzheimers is the 6th leading cause of death in the US.  with all the scientific advances and medical breakthroughs we read about every day, it would seem like a cure should be right around the corner, but the brain is a tricky beast and unfortunately, a cure still seems quite far away. 

alzheimers.org is an organization that helps both people suffering from the disease (or other forms of dementia) and their supporters and family.  we've been supporting this organization for the past couple of years, since one of my closest family members was diagnosed with dementia.  we see the daily struggles, see the difficulty in speaking and interacting and it breaks our hearts.  so we do the little that we can and donate to fund medical research, in the hopes that one day soon a cure will be found.

today we are sharing a family who we've know for so many years, we've watched their family grow and keep growing and its always so great to see their cute smiling faces.  this was taken under crystal pier, in san diego, on a perfect san diego winter day.


happy holidays!

dani + james


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