I'm running 100K for Dementia UK
This February, I'm running 100km and raising funds to help ensure no family faces dementia alone.
Dementia is a horrible condition that destroys lives.
My mum suffered with early onset dementia. Watching your loved one slowly fade in front of your very own eyes over many years is truly sole destroying. And as hard as it is for the family to see this, the person with dementia is often confused and frightened. They no longer know who you are or why you are keeping them safe at home. Sometimes they are transported back in time to their childhood, trapped in a body and mind that is slowly deteriorating. The strain becomes unbearable for those looking after them. Inadequate support from the system for the carers, who is all to often the family, means they too are trapped 24/7 looking after loved ones with nowhere to turn.
So please give anything you can to this cause that took my mums life and countless many others in the years to come. Thank you!
Your donation, big or small, makes a difference. £33 could fund a new dementia specialist Admiral Nurse to spend an hour helping a family in the community, offering practical solutions and emotional support to cope with their loved one’s distressed behaviour.
Thank you!
