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Men race in high heels for Alzheimer's researchSunday, August 24, 2008
Soucy was one of three men who had just completed a 50-meter race in the shoes in an effort to raise money for the Alzheimer's Research Foundation. "I feel bad for girls who have to wear these," Soucy quipped after racing in the parking lot of Arbors at Auburn Creek Assisted Living, 2906 Beaver Creek Drive in Cape Girardeau. "I was surprised I could even make it to the finish line." The fundraiser hit close to home for Soucy, who witnessed his grandfather battle Alzheimer's disease for 10 years. "It was very difficult for all of his family and friends to watch him go through the later stages of the disease," he said. "I can't imagine living through it as a victim." But Soucy was not alone. All of the participants shared one common bond with more than 27 million Americans — a loved one who experienced the heartaches and trials of a disease that is the most common form of dementia. Symptoms may include memory loss, mood swings and withdrawal from society as the condition worsens.
"You don't see something like a high-heeled race with men each year," she said. "What better way to raise money for an extraordinary cause than an event like this?" Barborek hopes the race, along with other area events such as a hula hoop competition, three-legged race and the Sept. 20 memory walk, will raise $1,800 by the end of 2008. "If enough money is given to research efforts on a national level, maybe our kids and grandchildren won't have to deal with this," Barborek said. "This is one step closer to finding a cure." 335-6611, extension 137 Comments  Note: The nature of the Internet makes it impractical for our staff to review every comment. If you feel that a comment is offensive, please Login or Create an account first, and then you will be able to flag a comment as objectionable. Please also note that those who post comments on semissourian.com may do so using a screen name, which may or may not reflect a website user's actual name. Readers should be careful not to assign comments to real people who may have names similar to screen names. Refrain from obscenity in your comments, and to keep discussions civil, don't say anything in a way your grandmother would be ashamed to read.
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I think these kinds of displays are ridicules and not in the best interest of the children present. Why don’t these so-called men not only wear high heels but pink women underwear to really show the world what their made of.
Why not have a "drag" race?
Next time measure the mens' feet and buy shoes on a cross-dressing website. That way their feet will be more comfortable.
Don't you small-minded people have anything better to do that make dumb comments about people who risked embarassment, injury and your dumb comments to raise money for a good cause? I know these three guys personally and they all either are married or attached and are arrow straight, not that that has anything to do with what they were trying to do or is any of your business. I think the example they set was a good one for kids to learn from. Kids could learn things like compassion, charity and a sense of humor. Things I doubt you could teach them.