The thing about Nancy that has always amazed us is her fearlessness and independence. We started her skiing when she was barely three. When she was probably no more than four or five we had gone on a family ski trip to Mammoth, Mountain. Coming down the slope together, her mother took a fall and I stopped to help. In what was no more than a flash I turned around and Nancy was nowhere to be seen. We searched everywhere over the next few panic stricken moments and her mother was sure that our little girl was going to freeze to death on the mountain.
You can imagine the relief we felt when a short while later, a fellow skier who had found Nancy had continued skiing to the bottom of Chair 2, scooped her up, rode up with her to the top of the chair with her and skied down the slope with her to the Main Lodge where we were reunited. She was giggling and thrilled to have had such an exciting ride. It is just that kind of fearlessness, even in the face of her Alzheimer’s condition, that will bring her back to us from this more perilous journey. Her mother and I are deeply indebted to each and every one of you who have responded to our pleas for assistance in helping to find her. Together we will make it happen.
- George Paulikas, Nancy’s Father
My heart goes out to you and all of Nancy's family. I am praying for your daughter's safe return and have my eyes open for her when I am out and about.
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