Kate Dyer-Seeley  

Thanks to all of you who came out and walked with us yesterday.  I’m still a bit astounded that Memory Walk fell on the 2nd anniversary of my mom’s death, but I can’t think of a better way to have honored her memory.  I rarely get nervous when speaking, but there was a moment before [...]

I’ve posted in the past about my friends at Eco-Libris, who make it easy to read green.  For every book read, they’ll plant a tree.  Now they’re pairing up with Simon and Schuster’s Little Green Books, the first ever eco-friendly kid’s line.  Little Green Books will be printed on recycled material and will help to teach and promote environmental causes to parents and [...]

Today is World Alzheimer’s Day.  As I’ve lobbied for more federal funding and legislation for Alzheimer’s disease, I’ve talked at length about the 5 million Americans currently living with Alzheimer’s disease.  This epidemic isn’t limited to the United States.  Alzheimer’s is an international issue.  There are over 26 million people worldwide suffering from Alzheimer’s and [...]

Memory Walk is just a little over a week away.  It’s time to pull out those tennis shoes and join TEAM DYER.  My goal is to pack Pioneer Courthouse Square with purple next Sunday morning.  I’ve kicked my fundraising into high gear.  I’ve littered downtown Vancouver with posters, donation cans and walk registration forms.  From [...]

September in the Pacific Northwest is, in my opinion, the best month of the year.  The Japanese Maple trees that line my street have turned a deep red, the front lawn is wet with dew each morning, and homemade applesauce simmers on my stove.  Two years ago I spent the month of September in a tiny bedroom, with the blinds drawn tight, watching [...]

The mantra this week in our house has been, “I’m not getting a work job.” A perfectly timed declaration as Luke heads back to preschool.  “You see Mommy,” he said while packing his action figures into a Ziploc baggie, “I don’t need a work job because I’m just gonna live with you forever.”  Such sentiments must be cataloged and documented now as surely they’ll slip away [...]