Come Glow With Us is taking place again this year and we ask that you once again join us and also spread the word.

Come Glow With Us is a campaign started to shed a little light on the thousands of primary caregivers who give of their time and their compassion, to ease the journey of those they love.

In many cases their work is unnoticed, unappreciated, unpaid.
They toil day after day, often in isolation, suffering along with their loved ones.

They are the invisible victims of Alzheimer and other long term illness.

The Come Glow with Us campaign began in 2006 to mark the 100 anniversary of Dr Alois Alzheimer discovering the plaques and tangle traits of Alzheimer’s disease.

In response to our invitation “glowers” lit up the night skies from California to Florida, Vancouver to Newfoundland, (23 states and eight provinces were represented) as well as Ireland, England, Scotland and Australia.

This October 1 - we ask that you help us make the glow even brighter.
Place the spot light on caregivers and light up our lives, so we know you care about those who someday, may be caring for you.

All you need do is place one string of Christmas lights somewhere prominent, and plug them in at 8 pm October 1.
Every hour that night - new sets of lights will glow as the clock turns eight in each time zone.

Give us hope of a better tomorrow - show you care - Come Glow With Us.

You do not have to be a caregiver to take part - you just have to care.

Also want to invite you to log on to www.freewebs.com/alzheimerglowers. It’s a website set up by a caregiver in British Columbia, for Come Glow With Us. We are encouraging people to sign the guest book so everyone can keep track of how many people are going to “glow” this year.


In years past I tried to keep everyone posted with a list of places that would glow - as well as keep this note at the top. I'll try to do the same this year but I'm going through a particularly rough patch at the moment, I'm sure you've all been there - so could use some help with at least keeping this notice where it will be seen by the most people.
The campaign is about making people aware of what we do. As all caregivers have learned - becoming informed and gaining knowledge is the first step.

Caregivers - friends - neighbors - policy makers and politicians - Come Glow With Us.

Hi Cin, My family will be glowing in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia.

Saint Lucie County Fl. will be glowing. I posted your thread on our community forum

Hi Cin!
Orion, S.E. Michigan will be glowing, 4th year in a row! I am going to find some purple lights, if I can.
Thanks, Cin!

I will contact my Mom in Grayling, again, and get the Seniors going!

Cin-my group is having trouble with your web site. They want to sign the book. Any ideas?

Hi Meeko,
When you go to Cin's site, do you click on "Guestbook"? An "index card" looking window should be at the bottom, where you can put in your name, area, and a message. What happens, when you go there?

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Just wanted to bring this to the top again and urge any and everyone to Come Glow with Us. As in years past caregivers and friends from Australia to Florida - Nova Scotia to British Columbia will be lighting the night skies in support of caregivers.
The Glow site is not set up by me but by another caregiver. She will be making adjustments whenever she can get a moment. I'm sure you all know how that goes...
If it doesn't work for you just note your location here. Once I have a list I'll post it.
Thanks for your patience and your support.
Awareness is the first step to change.

TTT

Off to a slow start worldwide this year - but still a good cross representation. Here in Nova Scotia the provincial Caregivers Association have taken on the campaign advertising it across the province so we should have a good glow on the east coast.
Caregivers in Australia will once again start us off 8 pm their time Oct.1.
We also have glowers from Quebec, Ontario Alberta, British Columbia - St. Lucie Co., Florida, Orion SE Michigan and Grayling Michigan.
Will you join us in shining a light on the contribution made by caregivers world wide ?
Awareness is the first step to any solution.

oops - missed Dallas, Texas on my list - sorry Cindy

seeing as we are all over the country and the world on our forum here what if we all put our lights on on our way to work to show support for each other that day..then we can all be there together in spirit!!!

Several of us will be glowing from Grand Rapids, Michigan.

I brought Come Glow 2009 to the attention of my Family Caregiver Support Group in Long Beach CA.

Iris L.

Well I got my lights down from the attic - that was the hard part. I'll will be putting them up between now and Wednesday ready to be lit Thursday, October 1 at 8 pm.
Anyone else ??

Three days to "glow" !!

Tomorrow is the day to Come Glow With Us. So far we have glowers slated to light up the night skies in Australia, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, (coast to coast in Canada) - Florida, Michigan and Texas. Love to see more glows across the majestic United States. Won't you join us. Just take one string of Christmas lights - place them in a prominent spot on your house or property and light them at 8 pm October 1. The idea is every hour a new set of lights will glow that night as it becomes 8 pm in each of the time zones. Symbolically passing the torch !!! Shining a light on caregivers !!

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Lights are on in Florida

Lights are on in Nova Scotia. Australia caregivers glowed earlier.
Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Bradenton, and St. Lucie Co. Florida are glowing this year. Orion, SE Michigan and Grayling Michigan and Dallas Texas have also joined the Glow campaign to raise awareness of the challenges and work done by caregivers.
Thanks to you all !!

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Glowing in Long Beach CA

Iris L.

Fabulous Iris - welcome aboard and thank you.

Hopefully next year we will span the globe and I will be in a better place in my head (and home) to really promote this. Rough spell and exhaustion this year - but getting through it one baby step at a time. Tomorrow WILL BE a better day !!!
If I say that often enough I might even believe it lol....

I wish I owned a home to do this but I don;t ..I wished I could have seen this from an aerial view of all your homes..it must have been a beautiful sight....