The Diagnosis is Not the End!!
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First, let me say that I am a Vietnam Veteran and though I do not understad why, I am aware that it bothers some folks out there.
Five years ago I was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer's. When I was honest about having the disease on my sites all but one of the supporting companies ran for the hills taking nearly all of my income with them.
There is no cure for Alzheime's but my neurologist stresses working my brain and is now fully supportive of my flying RC airplanes because of the intense concentration required and how that "exercises" my brain to delay the progression of the disease. To date she feels this is doing as much or more than anything else we can come up with.
My goal with this effort is two fold. One is to continue pressing my brain with the intensive concentration required by RC flying. But I also want to show others with this and other similar diseases that the diagnosis is not the end! I can best do this through my sites flyingrc.net and fightingmyalz.com where I can demonstrate that we can work against these diseases ourselves without compromising medical therapy's.
I am not able to work in a traditional job anymore, in part because I drive very little. However, I have the computer horsepower to build and maintain my sites at home. If I can generate enough money through this campaign to make all this possible I firmly believe that we can help other people and make their life and that of their caregivers a little better.
Please know that I deeply appreciate whatever donation you can make, however often you can. I know we all have our limits but a little from a lot of people is just as good a bunch from one person in the overall scheme of things.
Thank you for considering my efforts!
Five years ago I was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer's. When I was honest about having the disease on my sites all but one of the supporting companies ran for the hills taking nearly all of my income with them.
There is no cure for Alzheime's but my neurologist stresses working my brain and is now fully supportive of my flying RC airplanes because of the intense concentration required and how that "exercises" my brain to delay the progression of the disease. To date she feels this is doing as much or more than anything else we can come up with.
My goal with this effort is two fold. One is to continue pressing my brain with the intensive concentration required by RC flying. But I also want to show others with this and other similar diseases that the diagnosis is not the end! I can best do this through my sites flyingrc.net and fightingmyalz.com where I can demonstrate that we can work against these diseases ourselves without compromising medical therapy's.
I am not able to work in a traditional job anymore, in part because I drive very little. However, I have the computer horsepower to build and maintain my sites at home. If I can generate enough money through this campaign to make all this possible I firmly believe that we can help other people and make their life and that of their caregivers a little better.
Please know that I deeply appreciate whatever donation you can make, however often you can. I know we all have our limits but a little from a lot of people is just as good a bunch from one person in the overall scheme of things.
Thank you for considering my efforts!
Organizer
Tom Hintz
Organizer
Concord, NC
