SHREVEPORT/BOSSIER, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The Alzheimer’s Association hosted its annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s for Shreveport/Bossier at the Louisiana Boardwalk.
Community members gathered together to fundraise and create awareness for a disease that affects so many people. Laleasha Jeter, whose mother passed away from Alzheimer`s, said her mother’s declining health was very rough for her.
“She was forgetting simple things like tying her shoes and hygiene. She also gave away a car. It was just the little things that we started to notice. Ultimately, my mom had to move in with me, so it was very hard,” said Jeter…