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All I have left is my hair...

My name is Kelsey LaPort and my father Thomas McMurray passed away in July at the age of 67 from early-onset Alzheimer's.  I'm 30 years old and my sister and I spent the last 8 years dealing with this horrible disease and watching our father slowly slip through our fingers.

 

When our father passed i decided that I need to do something more to help raise awareness for Alzheimer's disease.  For the 2013 Alzheimer's Walk I have a goal of raising $20,000.  If I can raise this amount of money, I will completely shave my head and donate all of my hair.  And I have A LOT of hair.  I have more hair than 90% of people you've met.  My dad used to always tell me I had enough spare hair to make three bald men happy. 

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The link to my fundraising page, a video I did for the Alzheimer’s Association and the Donate to Donate Facebook page are below:

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