I am very fortunate to have had a wonderful mother in law. For the last 10 years of her life she lived with Alzheimer’s, the most common cause of dementia, which challenged her in so many ways, although she always kept her sense of humour and never stopped loving her family, me included!

To raise money to support families facing dementia, I will be taking part in Dementia UK’s challenge to walk 30 miles in September. Whilst a mile a day may not sound much, I have faced many of my own health issues over the last few years and this will be not only a challenge for me but an opportunity to improve my own health. Every mile I walk and penny I raise will help Dementia UK to grow the number of specialist dementia nurses so that more families can receive the life-changing support that they so desperately need.

I would be so grateful for your support in this challenge and knowing that every penny raised will go to such a worthy cause will give me so much motivation.