The Walk...

Mom and I have been trying to handle "business" items that involve her name being legally changed back to Lowe. Mom has been very adiment about being Lowe again... the name she shares with her children. So I have been making it a priority to make sure the things she most frequently sees, bank cards, checks, insurance cards, license shows Lowe. Today we went to the DMV to change her name... long story short with the Dr.'s orders that Mom is no longer able to drive, news that was devastating and hard enough to hear and live then, was coupled by the fact that today we were told she must surrender her license and just have a state ID. Needless to say this news was hard to hear, hard to face. To see my mom try to fight back the tears as she realizes one more piece of her identity is being taken from her. I wanted to punch the innocent woman in the face who had to be the one to tell us she couldn't have a license... plead with her that she won't drive please just let her keep her license, you don't understand what this means to her! But punch her I didn't, we gathered ourselves, exited the building and sobbed in the car.

My mom cried of how useless she felt, how worthless she feels. How she wishes she would just go home to Jesus...

The lord is not ready for my mom yet. She has far to many people to touch, people's lives to impact, to shine her light. Her work here is not done yet. Her road is just bumpy but we know who is beside her as she walks through this. And as I told the DMV worker's we believe in a God who can work miracles and believe if it is his will we will get her license back one day!

Today I have started an Alzheimer's Walk team in Amarillo for September 8th. Something I had been putting off doing for lack of wanting to commit to fundraising. But today I knew I had to do something to inspire my mom, show her she is not alone, show her we are fighitng against this disease.

So today I ask  you to please visit our "Miles for Molly" team page and donate anything you can to our fight. Donate in the name of Molly, in honor of her spirit and life that is being robbed by this disease. Donate for a cure. Donate to save lives. Donate because we believe in an almighty God who is more powerful than Alzheimer's.

http://act.alz.org/site/TR/Walk/TX-WestTexas?px=6133090&pg=personal&fr_id=1451

Thank you!