Supporter stories
Dementia will be part of my future – but I know research will find a cure
Supporter Jordan Adams shares why he’s so positive that research will find a cure and end the heartbreak of dementia.
Why Colin is running the Cambridge Half Marathon in an orange morph suit
Alzheimer’s Research UK supporter Colin Neilson shares what has motivated him to run his fourth half marathon in Cambridge next year.
No ordinary mid-life crisis
Shelle Luscombe is fundraising for Alzheimer’s Research UK after supporting both her parents following diagnoses of dementia.
Eight phases of FTD
John Hirst’s wife, Pat, died in July from frontotemporal dementia. She was only 66.
To coincide with World FTD Awareness Week, John has written an account of his wife’s battle with FTD.
‘Nobody is not a self, nobody is an object’ Nicci Gerrard, ‘What Dementia Teaches Us About Love’
Seeing the heartbreak and damage dementia wreaks on a family created a desire to change people’s perceptions after the disease. That’s why I’m very excited to partner with Alzheimer’s Research UK to release the film, driving awareness and attention towards their fantastic work.
Remember Me?
We were proud to partner with actress and broadcaster Shobna Gulati as she released her memoir Remember Me? just ahead of World Alzheimer’s Day in September. Shobna invited us to include an afterword to her book, which she has kindly allowed us to reproduce in full here.
Why I’m running the Virgin Money London Marathon for dementia research
I’m a consultant at Mattioli Woods, a corporate partner of Alzheimer’s Research UK, and this October, I’ll be running the London Marathon to raise funds for groundbreaking research. Well, virtually anyway!
Devastating, uplifting, funny, sad – the spectrum of care as told by Shobna Gulati
We were delighted to welcome actress and broadcaster Shobna Gulati to a special event on 16 September to mark the launch of her memoir Remember me?.
He will always be my Dad, no matter what memories Alzheimer’s disease stole from him
This Father’s Day I’ll be lacing up my trainers for Dad and dementia research, and here’s why.
I’m helping Alzheimer’s Research UK from home, and you can too.
With social fundraising no longer an option, my new working from home environment meant that I had to find a different way to help, and that was to learn more about dementia.
