Cindy Griffith

Cindy's Ben Nevis Midnight Challenge page

Fundraising for Alzheimer's Society
£2,101
raised of £1,000 target
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In memory of Ann Eirwen Griffith
Alzheimer's Society

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We provide help and hope to everyone living with dementia.

Story

Yeii I completed the challenge in around 7.5 hours!

I must admit that as the most physically demanding thing I have ever had to do in my life.. We started up around 10.30 pm (after a lovely chicken korma and rice which was generously put on by the organisers),most of the way I was in a vest top as I was pumping sweat as you wouldn't believe. I was eaten all over by the pesky little flies that appeared to love the combined taste of my mossie repellent and sweat.

Three quarters of the way up I came across snow which was a nightmare as visibility was bad due to the mist , low cloud and sweat in my eyes ,so it was really difficult to see the markers, Thank god for a woman called Sally from Glasgow who kept me going with jelly babies.

When we got to the top it was the biggest anti climax imaginable. I had taken a lock of my mums hair and a fosters(Mam's choice of drink on bingo night)and I had hoped to have a moment to reflect at the top, This was not possible due to the freezing wind ,so after 4 hours of climbing I saw nothing and the Fosters stayed in my backpack!

It took 3.5 hours to get down again followed by a 3 hour drive back to the hotel ..however I have raised over £2000 and hopefully a lot more people are now aware of this Cruel and un-dignifying disease ,which makes the aches and pains worth it . My page is active until the 22nd September so please please if I have cornered you yet, please donate on my page .Thank you xxxxx

well the day has finally come ...OMG! I would like to thank everyone that has been so generous and sponsered me.For those who have'nt yet, my page is still open :-) and any amount however small makes a huge difference x Thanks again it really does mean a lot being supported by so many people xx

Would like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to the students of Coleg Menai for raising £205'50 for the Alzheimer's Society xxxx

I'd like to say a massive THANK YOU to the students and tutors who helped raise over £200 at the uni Christmas fair..amount will be added as soon as finance dept has processed payment xxxxx

Hey guys I will be at the university Christmas fair on Friday! if you fancy coming along and seeing our groups soap workshop and supporting a great cause xxx

Hey guys please have a look at my link and sponser me xx I will be updating my page in the next few days so please watch out for it x

Hey guys please sponser me xxxxx

Hey guys can you please have a look at my justgiving link and sponser me xx

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I have decided to take part in this challenge in memory of my lovely mum.

Mam lived through this terrible,undignifying disease for many years.She went from being a fun loving mam,who adored her children and grandchildren,to someone who was afraid:someone who people couldn't be bothered with,someone who was alone.

I have a wide knowledge base on mental health,but until I attended a talk on Alzheimers did I finally get a sense of what she went through on a daily basis: Someone putting food in your mouth when you are not hungry;a stranger putting you on the toilet or getting you undressed when you just want to be left alone or someone you have never seen before hugging you and calling you mam!

Please please help me raise awareness and funds to help the Alzheimers Society to  continue their hard work and research into this awful Disease. 

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Alzheimer's Society

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At Alzheimer’s Society we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. We do this by giving help to those living with dementia today, and providing hope for the future by campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be and funding groundbreaking research.

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