OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Alzheimer’s disease impacts thousands of lives, and today, over 100 people gathered in Ocala for a cause to stop and end Alzheimer’s.

The Walk to End Alzheimer’s has been a tradition since 1989 and remains the largest fundraiser in the country for Alzheimer’s care, support, and research.

However, the annual Alzheimer’s Walk is more than just a fundraising event, it is a show of hope.

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Dawn Mark, a woman living with Alzheimer’s, shared her experience with the disease. “It is such a misconception of what we look like,” she said.

Mark knows the impacts of Alzheimer’s firsthand.

“It was my biggest fear; it was quite frightening and quite a rocky road, and I have done lots of research and have been

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