Tag: alzheimers
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RideLondon Training Update #1
Very nearly one year ago I joined a big family group to do the Memory Walk in Sutton to raise money for Alzheimer’s Society. We were walking in memory of my Dad who suffered from Pick’s Disease, a form of Dementia. We had a great time and smashed our fundraising target, generating over £1,000 for…
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Fight Dementia
On Saturday I’ll be going for a walk, and I need your help. With me will be – at least – sixteen members of my family, all doing the Alzheimer’s memory walk in remembrance of my Dad. Amazingly we’ve already beaten our target of raising £500 for the Alzheimer’s Society. The charity helps people with…
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Talking about it, because it helps.
It’s my Dad’s birthday today – he’s reached 57. Now, I don’t usually talk about my Dad but as Linda Jones has helped me to understand a bit more, talking about it is good (check out Linda’s Someone Once Told Me). My Dad has Pick’s disease, a form of dementia that is very similar to…