Supporter stories
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.
‘We waited more than three years for an accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer’s’
This is our journey to a dementia diagnosis and illustrates why we need more research into quick and accurate diagnoses. It would’ve made such a difference to our lives.
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.
