Paul Towers 12/09/1951 - 06/05/2022

My Dad is, or was, my hero. When I was growing up, he was the perfect role model. Watching him suffer from this horrible disease and the misery it caused him was heart-breaking. Having run the virtual Virgin Money London Marathon in 2020, I was offered a deferred place in the 2022 Marathon... which I am sort of delighted about. So... I start again. For my Dad. The journey is nearly complete. Thank you all for your support.

For more info on Dementia and what your money will do for this charity, please see below...

Dementia is currently the UK’s biggest killer. One in three babies born this year will go on to develop the condition.

At £24 billion each year, dementia costs the UK economy more than cancer and heart disease combined but over two thirds of the care for Dementia patients is paid for by themselves or their family.

*         £20 pays for 1 hour of pioneering dementia research.

*         £100 could provide the tools for scientists to map 10,000 genes in minute detail, identifying targets for the development of new treatments.

*         £500 will cover the cost of a sensitive brain scan for a patient involved in a research study, tracking the effectiveness of new drug treatments, improving diagnosis and better understanding how diseases like Alzheimer’s wreak their havoc in the brain.

*         £1000 will pay for reagents, unique chemicals that are crucial for successfully growing cells in a laboratory ready for disease study.

*         £2500 will allow researchers to buy synthetically made amyloid, to better understand this hallmark Alzheimer’s protein in the lab.