Supporter stories
My year as a volunteer
This International Volunteer Day, we asked Alzheimer’s Research UK Shropshire Fundraising Group leader Katie Foster to give an insight into her year in volunteering.
Sun, sea, a wedding… and a good cause
Why I decided to support Alzheimer’s Research UK in my wedding.
Would you spend your 70th birthday in a brain scanner?
Our Insight 46 study is a unique opportunity to study how factors throughout our life could influence our brain health aged 70.
Why I ran for the Dementia Revolution
How did I feel at the end of my first (and last) marathon? Honestly, I felt underwhelmed.
‘Every day, every hour and every second with Mum is different’ Shobna Gulati
Looking back now the early changes were so marginal and so easy to put down to other things – tiredness, stress. You could always find an explanation.
From taxi driver to professional carer: I’m so proud of Dad for new career after caring for Mum
I watched Dad lose the love of his life in one of the cruellest ways imaginable. Anyone who has been through the process of watching someone they love be diagnosed with and then eventually die of Alzheimer’s disease will know what I mean when I say that the grieving process starts years ahead of their eventual death.
The fathers of the brain
Around Father’s Day, many people across the country will be thanking their fathers for the support, love and very likely financial assistance they have given them throughout their lives. The relationship a father, or any individual, has with a child they care for is dynamic and complex. When we are young, fathers can help to support us in learning new skills, teach us how to eat and very often clean our mess up when we have made it. I have recently become a father and know how much time and energy these activities can take!
My nan and dementia
I’ve sat down to write about my grandmother several times over the last few months, and each time I’m unsure what to say.
Does Down’s syndrome hold the key to cracking Alzheimer’s?
It can come as a surprise to know that having Down’s syndrome puts people at much higher risk of Alzheimer’s. In fact, the genetic rearrangement that causes Down’s syndrome is one of the greatest genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s.
