Josian Phillips

I'm running 100K for Dementia UK

This February, I'm attempting to run 100K and raising funds to help ensure no family faces dementia alone. I'm taking on the challenge for Dementia UK, the specialist dementia nursing charity, and would be grateful for your support.

My dad has dementia  and my mum is his carer. He can mask it very well and I didn’t realise how bad it was until I had to care for him when my mum, who also has cancer to cope with , was hospitalised after a car accident  where she broke her sternum, two ribs and hip. It is very difficult for my mum to cope with.

They are remarkable parents and dementia is not easy to manage at all. We are so lucky dad is happy, it doesn’t take much to destabilise a dementia patient.

I will try to raise awareness for dementia  in February even if I don’t make the target! I haven’t run for a few years!! 

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!