Following on from my Ben Nevis climb and my Stonehenge to Avebury walk for the Alzheimer's Society, I'm attempting the London Marathon in memory of a much missed Dad for Alzheimer's Research. I'm also running this for my Granddaughter Rosie, who with luck will not have to worry about this awful disease when she's my age.

On top of all his other health problems, Dad suffered from Alzheimer's in his later life. My Dad was a lovely chap without a bad bone and was much loved by everyone he came into contact with. Please help me support the Alzheimer's Research in beating this horrible illness.


Over 850,000 people live with Dementia in the UK and that number is rapidly rising


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.

Thank you