The Conquer Chiari Walk, or Walk for Chiari Awareness, was held in Garvin Park in Evansville, IN on Sept. 18, 2010. It was organized by a special person, and special friend of mine, Valerie Alexander Ferguson. Judy and I drove over, along with Cosmo,who very much wanted to meet Valerie and be photographed with her.
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| This is Valerie. She is even more beautiful in person, and she's a knock-out in her photos. |
I had told Valerie I might not be able to walk very far, because of cramps in my legs, for which doctors have yet to find an adequate diagnosis. On the day of the walk, I could barely make it from the parking lot to the sign-up desk, and walking was out of the question. I was saddened by this, because I would really have loved to make that walk with Valerie.
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| Valerie introduced me to Uncle Buck, who wore The Hat over his own hat, which looked cool. |
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| No offense, Uncle Buck, but The Hat looks a lot better on Valerie! |
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| Another person I really wanted to meet was FB friend Tharilyn Bunker, who helped organize The Walk. |
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| The sign-up desk was doing a brisk business. |
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| Judy and Cosmo check things out. |
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| Judy wears a balloon rose bracelet made for her by Uncle Buck. |
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| Judy showing off her temporary Chiari tattoo. |
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| Group photo of some of of the Chiarians present. |
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| Some bikers came by to lend support. |
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| A couple of fine-looking Harleys. |
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| Gerald Houseknecht, head honcho of Eagle Riders. |
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| Gerald with his son, Garrett. |
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| The Eagle Riders were the bikers who came out. The motto on the jacket says it all. |
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| Garrett and Gerald. |
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The Walk itself, in which I did not get to participate. But a lot of others did!
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