About Us

Hello, my name is Tyler Michael Jonsson, the Owner and Candle Craftsman here at CandlesForCure.com

Candles For Cure combines a fun hobby of mine with an issue I am extremely passionate about.

Upon hearing about or visiting this site you may have asked yourself the question,
"I wonder why this company chose to donate to Alzheimer’s Research as opposed to another cause?"

For me personally, the answer is very simple.  While I strongly advocate funding for researching cures to all of the debilitating diseases that plague our world, helping to find a cure for Alzheimer’s Disease has become a life-goal of mine since I was a young teenager.

I lost my Grandmother to Alzheimer’s Disease as a teen.  I witnessed firsthand the devastating physical and mental effects this disease has on its victims.

Growing up, I lived in Wisconsin while my Grandmother lived in California.  We only saw each other once or twice a year.  Once, when I was probably around 9 or 10, I vividly remember my parents attempting to explain to me a few days before one of our trips to California that it would probably be the last time Grandma would remember who I was and be able to talk to me the way I am used to.

At that age I really struggled to comprehend what my parents meant by this and was very confused by it.  During our trip, she seemed quite normal, although her mind was not quite as sharp as I was accustomed to.  But we had a great time and I assumed that things were going to be just fine…

Fast forward to our next visit to California about two years later.  I will never forget walking through the front door of Grandma’s house that day.  My parents had once again attempted to prepare me for what I was about to see, but nothing could have prepared me for what was behind that door.

Instead of seeing the energetic, fun-loving woman who loved to sing to me and take me to feed ducks at the pond sitting in front of me, it seemed to me as though an entirely different person was there.  My Grandmother was no longer able to walk, talk, eat, drink, or even use the bathroom on her own.

Walking through that door was the single most devastating moment of my entire life.

However, even in the horrific grip of this terrible disease, I could still see the love for me in my Grandmother’s eyes while sitting with her and talking to her, holding her hand…

That was the final time I ever saw my Grandmother.  She continued to bravely battle Alzheimer’s Disease for another couple of years before going to be with God.

I think about her each and every day, and I have chosen making a difference in the battle against this terrible disease a major goal in my life so that perhaps one day no more stories like my Grandmother’s will need to be told…

Candles For Cure is Dedicated to:

The Loving Memory of Norma Thompson