I originally signed up to take part in the Trek26 London event, due to take place last year and then Covid hit us.  As I had some donations already I didn't want to let them, or myself down, so I signed up to do the Trek26 Lake District challenge.  Walking round Lake Ullswater is slightly different to doing a walk round London - yikes !

Who am I doing this for - Mum - our Ivy.

Some of you will know / remember, my lovely Mum was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and Vascular Dementia in 2018.  

We saw her go from the wonderful, funny and loving Mum she was, to someone who, even though we still have a laugh and a giggle, struggled to hold a conversation and the many other things that happens to someone with it.  This horrid disease is robbing me of my Mum and I want to be able to do something to help fight this.

We convince Mum to move closer to us in Surrey and moved her into a Care Home on the 8th March.  Sadly, my gorgeous Mum was admitted into hospital on Wednesday 25th March and died of Covid-19 on Saturday 4th April.

Mum's passing, has made me even more determined to complete this challenge.  Since setting up my original page she had deteriorated, not, thankfully, to the stage where she didn't recognize us, but a deterioration non the less.  Visiting lots of Care Homes trying to find the one that would be best for Mum, showed us first hand what this awful disease can do to your loved one.

There have been a couple of posts this week - 17th May Dementia Action Week - that really hit home to me.  Someone once said when  you love someone with dementia you lose them more and more everyday.  When they are diagnosed, when they go through different stages, when they go into care and when they die.

Although Mum ultimately died of Covid, having Alzheimer's and Vascular Dementia was stripping me of the Mum I had.

As many of you who know me, know that I am not the most active of people, but with the incentive of a glass of bubbles at the end and hopefully your support, I know I will get round - and, at least I am not running it !

So, please please please give as much as you possibly can, I really want to smash my target.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart

Pip xxx