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| The man.Enzo and his famous point got me tickled |
To: Friends and Family of Enzo Simone
Date May 26, 2020/From: Judy Hensley
About Enzo--what a guy!
I wanted to share why I think Enzo was one the most outstanding individuals I have ever met in my life.
The first time I read about the Regulars and Enzo, I knew he was someone I wanted to meet because he has some pretty crazy ideas of how to make people donate to help some of us 'sick' people. He was not ashamed to ask you questions that made you think, like... “Remember when you were young and you thought anything was possible?”The secret is……...IT STILL IS!”
That was his hook line and sinker quote that he used on me to commit to climb Mount Washington. I tried to tell him that I had PD and I sometimes could not move very well at all, and his comeback was “Don’t worry about a thing”., He said it would rival anything I had ever done up to that point in life, so I thought about it and told him I would do it, but not alone, So I had to convince my PD pal, Jeanette, to come along with me. If you know Jeanette (Jett) then you would know she is always full of excitement (and that is no lie!) Jett also has PD .
We were 2 out of 27 with PD or ALZ and some of their family and friends who climbed Mt Washington one day in the summer of 2010.. Enzo arranged for us to start closer to the top and he made sure we all made it to the summit. He allowed a group of PD and ALZ patients, friends and family to believe in something bigger than themselves!. Jeanette and I can both now see with clarity how important this project came to be in our lives, and what a great time we had!! We were so proud of ourselves when we got back to our routine life of PD. Now we had something grand to tell our grandkids!
In the 10M10Y movie, Enzo reminds us about something important in life--dreams. He said “Dreams fuel imagination, imagination creates hope, hope becomes drive” so go ahead and Dream BIG!
One of my favorite parts of the 10M10Y movie is at the end when Enzo speaks of why his adventures are so important to him, in the present and in the future. He says that even if he is not able to tell his grandchildren or speak to them of things that happened in his life, he thinks it is important to leave written words and pictures to show them what he and his forces of determination and resolve have done. And I think many will continue to document in words and pictures for any and all to read and see with a new understanding that “ANYTHING is possible and TO NEVER GIVE UP. NEVER.”
We were 2 out of 27 with PD or ALZ and some of their family and friends who climbed Mt Washington one day in the summer of 2010.. Enzo arranged for us to start closer to the top and he made sure we all made it to the summit. He allowed a group of PD and ALZ patients, friends and family to believe in something bigger than themselves!. Jeanette and I can both now see with clarity how important this project came to be in our lives, and what a great time we had!! We were so proud of ourselves when we got back to our routine life of PD. Now we had something grand to tell our grandkids!
In the 10M10Y movie, Enzo reminds us about something important in life--dreams. He said “Dreams fuel imagination, imagination creates hope, hope becomes drive” so go ahead and Dream BIG!
One of my favorite parts of the 10M10Y movie is at the end when Enzo speaks of why his adventures are so important to him, in the present and in the future. He says that even if he is not able to tell his grandchildren or speak to them of things that happened in his life, he thinks it is important to leave written words and pictures to show them what he and his forces of determination and resolve have done. And I think many will continue to document in words and pictures for any and all to read and see with a new understanding that “ANYTHING is possible and TO NEVER GIVE UP. NEVER.”
For E’s family and friends, I hope you will treasure all the wonderful memories so many have of him as the motivator, the encourager, the challenger and the warrior that he was known to be to many that live with Parkinson’s disease or Alzheimer's disease. Chadd, I hope you grow up and embody your dad’s most admirable qualities. You will surely know what a wonderful person your dad was and how he motivated people and what a free spirit he was, and why he was a man who cared deeply about people around him. Not only did Enzo Simone lead an ARMY of CHANGE but he was always looking for recruits to make their mark in an Army of Hope who take great leaps of faith to understand that we are all born to end Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer's disease.
Thank you Enzo for sharing your adventures with all of us and for promoting the attitude of positivity and comradery! I will miss you but will never forget you. Your ARMY of Change will carry on and do great things in your honor. May your Army always be strong . and remind us to DREAM BIG and to realize what we were born to do -end these illnesses. I am praying for God’s great peace and love to surround your family and friends during this time.
RIP Enzo, Thank you for the incredible memories of a mountain in New Hampshire your kind words and the way you made us think,
“IN-10-city” Hensley, aka Judy in Tennessee, a Parkinson’s patient.
“IN-10-city” Hensley, aka Judy in Tennessee, a Parkinson’s patient.
