• People gathered for the 2nd Walk to End Alzheimers

UPDATE: LANSING - It started in Downtown Lansing where more than a thousand people gathered for the Walk To End Alzheimers.

Toddlers, grand parents, and even dogs came to participate the walk and to support the cause. It is the nation's largest event to fight Alzheimer's disease, with over 600 Walks nationwide.

Among walkers, hundreds of them lost their loved ones from the disease and it wasn't easy for Lansing resident Amy Lyman, who lost her grandma a few years ago.

"Five of us, my 2 boys and a baby girl and my husband, we are all walking in a memory of our grandma. It's so hard to be here but at the same time, it's awesome to see everyone supporting this cause... No grandma should die the way our grandma did,"

A 5K walk was nothing for walkers after what they had been going through. Holt resident Suzy Corbin joined the walk for the second time to support her father who was diagnosed with Alzheimers about ten years ago.

"We are looking for ways to support the association and this is how we do it," said Corbin.

Walks are happening throughout the state until October. The Alzheimers Association is still accepting donations through their website at www.alz.org

ORIGINAL STORY: LANSING - More than a thousand people gathered for the Walk To End Alzheimers in Downtown Lansing.