This year's Walk for Alzheimers will be in honour of Granville Johnson.
Since his diagnosis in 2016, Johnson, a musician, artist, two-tour Vietnam War vet, father and storyteller, has thrown open a window into his experience through his music; an expression of his vulnerability, fear, humour and hope living with dementia.
"What I'm trying to do is to feel good, even though I'm having to let go of more and more of myself," Johnson said.
"I call it allowing yourself to be happy-sad. In order to maximize your quality of life, you have to be positive, but within that you have the deep sadness of impending death."
The event is set for Sunday, May 5 at YMCA of Northern BC, 2020 Massey Dr. Registration is 1 p.m. and the walk goes from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
For a limited time, people who fundraise in support of this event can make twice the difference. For every gift made online to the Walk in B.C. before April 14, a donor has pledged to match donations up to a total of $100,000.
To register, go to walkforalzheimers.ca.
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