Alzheimer's was the ultimate diagnosis of a long winding road in finding out what was wrong with my mam in her early 50's,  it literally robbed her and us of her old self and sent us a replacement which resembled her a little bit in parts of life but she literally disappeared in front of us. It was hard to watch, became increasingly challenging and we all knew it was never going to get better. I watched my mam pass away in the early hours of 11th march 2011, Dementia and ultimately acute myeloid leukaemia as the cause. She was 59. Not a day goes by when I don't miss her. Through stress, depression and grief I gained 5 stone, began taking antidepressants and got so unfit everything was a struggle. In May 2017 I decided enough was enough, Mam would not want me to feel so bad and I began the couch to 5k which was a big turnaround, I completed that and a year on have lost nearly 4 of the 5 stone and am running a regular 6/8 miles minus the antidepressants... My ultimate goal is the great north run, 5 stones lighter raising money for Dementia U.K In memory of my mam, Julie and also Micky's Uncle Ray who also suffered with Alzheimer's for years.Wish me luck!