Laura , Owen and I are running the Berlin Marathon on the 25th
of September in an effort to raise much needed funds for the Alzheimer’s Society. 

I'll try to keep my Instagram updated with my progress if you are interested
https://www.instagram.com/slimsim86/

 Alzheimer's has affected my family and the family members of some my closest friends, and it's really hard to see how badly it effects people. It’s a horrible disease and sadly not one that is going to be cured easily. But it’s a disease and diseases can be cured.

 We’re running for the Alzheimer’s Society because they are the UK's
leading dementia support and research charity. They aim to be there for anyone affected by any form of dementia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

 They not only provide information and practical and emotional support to help people live well with dementia, they invest in world-class research with the ultimate goal of defeating it.

 They also campaign to improve public understanding of dementia and the devastating impact it can have, and make sure it's taken seriously and acted on by our governments.

 Please give what you can.

£20 could pay for a person with dementia, or their carer, to spend an hour with a Dementia Support Worker.

£50 could fund the equipment a dementia researcher needs to investigate ways to improve care and treatment for the condition.

£103 could pay for a person with dementia or their carer to attend peer support sessions for a month.

£300 could pay for a focus group for people with dementia and their carers to consult about current policy issues and make sure their needs are represented.

£3000 could pay for a brain scanning equipment to detect changes in the brain caused by Alzheimer's disease, in the hope of finding an affordable, non-invasive test to diagnose the condition.

Thank you

Simon

Some statistics about Dementia

• By 2015 there was 850,000 people with dementia in the UK.

• There are 40,000 younger people with dementia in the UK.

• There are 25,000 people with dementia from black and minority ethnic
  groups in the UK.

• There will be 1 million people with dementia in the UK by 2025.

• Two thirds of people with dementia are women.

• The proportion of people with dementia doubles for every five-year age
  group.

• One in six people aged 80 and over have dementia.

• 60,000 deaths a year are directly attributable to dementia.

• Delaying the onset of dementia by five years would reduce deaths
  directly attributable to dementia by 30,000 a year.

• The financial cost of dementia to the UK is £26 billion per annum.

• There are 670,000 carers of people with dementia in the UK.

• Family carers of people with dementia save the UK £11 billion a year.

• 80 per cent of people living in care homes have a form of dementia or
  severe memory problems.

• Two thirds of people with dementia live in the community while one third
  live in a care home.

• Only 44% of people with dementia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
  receive a diagnosis

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