MANSFIELD –Residents from Richland and surrounding counties participated in this year’s North Central Ohio Walk to End Alzheimer’s, raising nearly $100,000 to support the care, support, and research programs of the Alzheimer’s Association. “The Alzheimer’s Association, Northwest Ohio Chapter, sincerely thanks the many dedicated Walk participants, volunteers and sponsors who made the 2024 Walk to End Alzheimer’s […]
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Communities plan to join together to walk in the fight against Alzheimers
The community is lacing up their tennis shoes as they prepare for North Central Ohio’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s, striving to create a future where the disease becomes one of the past. Drawing from Ashland, Richland, Crawford, and Knox counties, with 313 participants, 67 teams, and $60,000+ raised out of a $85,000 goal, this year’s […]
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Former triathlete battling Alzheimer’s gets wish to run again
ASHLAND — Carol Kurek likes to run. It makes her feel good. She doesn’t do it as often as she used to, during her triathlon and marathon years. She’s been a resident at The Good Shepherd (TGS), a Lutheran Social Services nursing home in Ashland, for a year now. A year before that, doctors diagnosed […]