Participants hold flowers of different colors to represent their personal connection to Alzheimer’s disease. Orange represents supporters, yellow represents caregivers, purple represents someone who has lost a loved one to the disease, and blue represents someone living with Alzheimer’s or dementia. (Shaine Davison/WUFT News)
Christina Ebey is no stranger to Alzheimer’s disease. In high school, her grandmother died from the disease. Thirty years later, Ebey is watching her aunt suffer from it.
Her experiences led her to the Alzheimer’s Association, where she has been involved for six years and currently serves as the chair for this year’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Gainesville…