NewsSeptember 14, 2019

The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer's took place Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at Cape Girardeau County Park North in Cape Girardeau. According to the Alzheimer’s Association website, a blue flower stands for a person with Alzheimer’s or dementia; a purple flower represents a person who has lost someone to the disease; a yellow flower stands for a person who is supporting or caring for a person with Alzheimer’s; and orange is for “everyone who supports the cause and vision of a world without Alzheimer’s.”

Adalinn Slattery, 3, of Cape Girardeau, holds a flower in the air before the start of the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at Cape Girardeau County Park North in Cape Girardeau. 
Adalinn Slattery, 3, of Cape Girardeau, holds a flower in the air before the start of the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at Cape Girardeau County Park North in Cape Girardeau. 
People take part in the Walk to End Alzheimer's on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at Cape Girardeau County Park North in Cape Girardeau.
People take part in the Walk to End Alzheimer's on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at Cape Girardeau County Park North in Cape Girardeau.
People hold flowers in the air at the Walk to End Alzheimer's event Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at Cape Girardeau County Park North in Cape Girardeau.
People hold flowers in the air at the Walk to End Alzheimer's event Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at Cape Girardeau County Park North in Cape Girardeau.
Barry Zerbe of Cape Girardeau, left, holds flowers in the air at the Walk to End Alzheimer's event Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at Cape Girardeau County Park North in Cape Girardeau.
Barry Zerbe of Cape Girardeau, left, holds flowers in the air at the Walk to End Alzheimer's event Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at Cape Girardeau County Park North in Cape Girardeau.
People hold flowers in the air at the Walk to End Alzheimer's event Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at Cape Girardeau County Park North in Cape Girardeau.
People hold flowers in the air at the Walk to End Alzheimer's event Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at Cape Girardeau County Park North in Cape Girardeau.
Xaveria Sturm of Gordonville waves while taking part in Walk to End Alzheimer's on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at Cape Girardeau County Park North in Cape Girardeau.
Xaveria Sturm of Gordonville waves while taking part in Walk to End Alzheimer's on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at Cape Girardeau County Park North in Cape Girardeau.
People take part in the Walk to End Alzheimer's on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at Cape Girardeau County Park North in Cape Girardeau.
People take part in the Walk to End Alzheimer's on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at Cape Girardeau County Park North in Cape Girardeau.
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The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer's took place Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at Cape Girardeau County Park North in Cape Girardeau. According to the Alzheimer’s Association website, a blue flower stands for a person with Alzheimer’s or dementia; a purple flower represents a person who has lost someone to the disease; a yellow flower stands for a person who is supporting or caring for a person with Alzheimer’s; and orange is for “everyone who supports the cause and vision of a world without Alzheimer’s.”

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