Dancing to the Light

~ “Dancing is Life” ~ “This is a quote that is a direct parallel to life.It rejuvenates us, keeps us sound, keeps us creating, instead of dying.”Quote ~ Tony Dovolani of “Dancing with the Stars” ~ World Rhythm Champion~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CELEBRATING LIVING 20 YEARS DIAGNOSED WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE~ ~ CELEBRATING A DECADE OF DANCE FOR DEMENTIA ~Diagnosed in 1999 with Alzheimer’s Disease at age 53, every day I fight a battle to still be me.  A Battle wages within ~ a silent predator ~ the Thief of my Mind, Memory, and Me. Traveling through the Valley of the Shadow of Death ~ When you hear you are dying, you feel yourself disappearing ~ just fading away ~ “There is a Time to Dance!” ~ “God Changed My Mourning into Dancing!” Ballroom Dance ~ the Missing Link in Rehabilitation of my Mind and Body ~ Creating a Voice for the Message of HOPE for the Disease of Alzheimer’s . . . sharing my Story and my Interpretative Dance.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HAZEL MINNICK ~ “REMEMBER ME!”~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I am a Voice that needs to be heard ~A Mind that needs to be understood ~A Disease that needs Explanation ~A Cure!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I Am “The Unlikely Dancer”I Am “Dancing to Live!”I Am “Dancing to the Light!”   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I invite you to read my book series ~ Learn how I tamed the monster living within my Brain to the tune of music.  From Walker/Wheelchair to Waltzing ~ “I Am Dancing to Live!” “LIVING IN MY SHADOW ~ My Journey with Alzheimer’s” ~ promoting early Diagnosis, Meds to Reverse the Symptoms, and Ballroom Dance the missing link to Rejuvenate the Mind and Body.  Then continue to follow my journey as “The Unlikely Dancer” and join me as I take the final steps of my journey with Alzheimer’s Disease in “Dancing to the Light.” My future writings will be memoirs to my Children and Grandchildren ~ leading them to follow the Path of Light to Heaven, also featuring Alzheimer’s “funnies” experienced together.  Blessings Always ~ Hazel Minnick ~ URElderDancing Princess xoxox