I'm pleased and sore to let you know that it is DONE.  I'm not going to tell you how long it took.  Thank you to all who supported in advance.  This page remains active and hopeful til 22 June.   My xx to you.

Dear dear friends, and some dear family,

Please support my 9th 5-hour-plus silliness by giving to Alzheimer Scotland, a worthy cause among worthy causes.  Anything you can chip in will be hugely appreciated help toward reaching my fundraising goal, and will be felt as incentive to keep moving on the day.  

I don't need to advocate for Action on Dementia.  Supporting research and resources in both North America (the delightfully named A Place for Mom - here's something fun from them http://www.aplaceformom.com/blog/14-18-4-aging-myths-dispelled/) and the UK feels important when the greatest known risk factor for dementia is age - "the likelihood of developing Alzheimer's doubles about every 5 years after age 65." (https://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_causes_risk_factors.asp).

Thank you much for reading this and for your support.  Wish me a tailwind.