In-form Giants defender Sam Poolman took time out from her Super Netball commitments to support a cause close to her heart on Sunday when she took part in the Hunter Memory Walk & Jog at Teralba.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
The Newcastle 26-year-old became an ambassador for Alzheimer’s Australia NSW after her grandfather, Gordon Erskin, died two years ago of the condition.
“We saw the decrease in him remembering things quite quickly, and it got quite extreme in the end that he wouldn’t be able to speak and function,” Poolman said.
“My granddad wasn’t aware that those little things were happening to him. It was more family around him saw those things become more common.
“That’s why Alzheimer’s Australia and NSW are onto having that support system in place for people and families.”
All Memory Walk proceeds go to the Hunter Dementia and Memory Resource Centre.
Around 1400 people turned out for this year’s event.
