Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I am taking part in a Charity bike ride from East Peckham in Kent all the way to Newquay Cornwall in September to raise money for the Alzheimer's Society.

(see our group page - www.justgiving.com/kenttocornwall)

I was one of the group who stupidly agreed to do this under the influence of alcohol (Thank you Clive) but it's a challenge that I'm really looking forward to and I can't wait to raise some money for this amazing cause!

The plan is a 300 mile journey over 4 Days & the ride will be taking place in September!

I think Alzheimers can be a bit of unknown so below is a little more info.

I hope that this is of interest and even if you decide not to donate you will know a little bit more about the subject!

But if you would like to sponsor me any donation no matter how small is very welcome - however please do think of my poor arse when you're putting the figure in ;-)

Many thanks & Much Love

Beth x

 

Alzheimers

Alzheimers is a terminal illness as is Cancer, however instead of being surrounded by people you love and having the chance to say your goodbyes and spend precious time with your family before the disease fully takes hold, Alzheimers sufferers tend to have a very different experience.

People find this disease difficult to face and I believe sufferers should receive the same level of love and attention they always have unfortunately the nature of the disease makes it easy for them to become 'invisible'.

Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia, affecting 62 per cent of those diagnosed.

There are 750,000 people with dementia in the UK. By 2021 there will be over 940,000 people living with dementia. This will soar to 1.7 million by 2050.

There is no cure for Alzheimer's disease or any other type of dementia. Delaying the onset of dementia by five years would halve the number of deaths from the condition, saving 30,000 lives a year.

www.alzheimers.org.uk

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