Supporter stories
Welcome to Aberdeen
Ali, who is an Alzheimer’s Research UK Champion, knows all too well the effect dementia can have on a family. She sadly lost her dad to Alzheimer’s disease in 2012. We found out more.
Another year, another marathon
Last spring, Michelle White pulled on her trainers, donned her running vest and took on the London Marathon. She raised an incredible sum of over £4,000 for Alzheimer’s Research UK, having seen the devastating impact of dementia in her family. Despite the pain and exhaustion, she’s signed up to do it again in 2017. We found out why…
Why we made The Trouble with Dad…
The reason is that when we started this film I wanted to show another side of dementia – a different version of it.
My parents’ love story
Mum and Dad first met in the mid-1960s in London when he worked for the Post Office. Mum went in to buy some stamps and thought Dad had short changed her.
Sir Terry Pratchett: A watershed moment for dementia
In 2008, Alzheimer’s Research UK’s late Patron Sir Terry Pratchett triggered a societal shift in attitudes towards dementia. On stage at the charity’s annual research conference, Sir Terry delivered a uniquely witty and affecting announcement of his own dementia diagnosis.
The VeloVeni
A group of friends and colleagues cycled 1,000 miles across 10 countries in 10 days to reach the romantic city of Venice in Italy. The group braved snow-capped mountains, rolling hills and vertical climbs, raising over £30,000 for charity. Jack Newton, one of the riders, speaks about the gruelling challenge.
My family and Alzheimer’s: survivor’s guilt
I’m asking everyone to donate what they can to dementia research through Alzheimer’s Research UK, and join the dementia research register
International Volunteer Day
This International Volunteer Day, we want to introduce you to James Hems. He is one of our valuable Alzheimer’s Research UK volunteers, helping us in our mission to make breakthroughs possible. We couldn’t power all our fantastic research without generous individuals all over the country who dedicate time to volunteering.
Life with dementia: my family’s experience
Dementia leaves a person so reliant on so many other people that one person’s illness becomes the story of several others.
