On Saturday 1st June, Frances and Nadz completed the 26-mile walk round Ullswater in 10 hours 33 minutes.

Why did we do this? Our story is an all too familiar one, as many people have told us in their messages. In 2013, Joy Cooke (Mum to Frances and Grandma to Nadz) developed an extremely aggressive form of dementia. Within a few months, she had forgotten who we were. She was doubly incontinent and confined to a wheelchair. Her husband Frank Cooke (Dad to Frances and Grandpa to Nadz) cared for her devotedly for a year, but it became too much for him and she had to move into full-time residential care. From then on, Frank built his life around visiting Joy, and Frances built her life around supporting both Frank and Joy.

Although Joy was happy in the care home, she never recovered her memory and her condition continued to deteriorate. She died in May 2017.

Dementia is a living death. Joy lived, physically, but the Mum and Grandma we had known was gone. Her passing, when it came, brought closure. But the grief, and the loss, will always remain.

We desperately need to find a cure for this terrible illness that destroys lives and tears families apart.

Between us, we've raised over £3,000 for Alzheimer's Society.Thank you, all you wonderful people, for your amazing generosity! And if anyone has missed this and wants to contribute, the fundraiser will remain open for a few more weeks.