My First Marathon in Memory of My Grandma

Jillian Kowalchuk is raising money for Alzheimer Scotland
In memory of Melba Marsden
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Edinburgh Marathon 2023 · 28 May 2023 ·

Alzheimer Scotland is the leading, national dementia charity in Scotland. Our mission is to make sure nobody faces dementia alone. We provide advice, information and support and we are here for people living with dementia, their families and carers across Scotland.

Story

My Grandmother, Melba, was an incredible woman who passed away this past summer from living with Alzheimer's for several years. It is a painful disease to watch a loved one die from afar, especially with the recent COVID-19 travel restrictions. We need to find more ways to prevent, diagnose earlier, manage and eventually cure this terrible disease. I will be putting that intention into the miles I'll be training and fundraising for with your generous support.

While my grandmother was based in Canada, I wanted to show my support in fundraising for Alzheimer's Scotland, as research to become more effective to prevent, treat and cure anywhere is a win for so many others around the world.

If you want to follow along with my training and the pain I'll need to push through to finish my first marathon, please donate. I'm grateful of any amounts you can contribute and open to any of your ideas or challenges to help!

Thank you so much for your charitable donations in memory of Melba.

Jillian

Donation summary

Total
£557.73
+ £128.75 Gift Aid
Online
£557.73
Offline
£0.00

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