Supporter stories
First one cured of Alzheimer’s could be alive today
Alzheimer’s Research UK has launched its biggest campaign yet, The First One, joining forces with BAFTA Award-winning actor and writer Aimee Lou Wood. Launching today during World Alzheimer’s Month, the campaign centres on the message that someone alive today could be the first one cured of Alzheimer’s disease. It highlights how a cure for Alzheimer’s…
Five benefits of getting a diagnosis for dementia – what are they?
Shockingly, 1 in 3 people living with dementia don’t have a diagnosis. But an early dementia diagnosis can help people understand their condition, access treatments and get support. Five people with experience of dementia share the benefits of getting a diagnosis for dementia.
Pauline Quirke’s son Charlie and team complete the London Marathon for Alzheimer’s Research UK
Charlie Quirke, the son of Birds of a Feather star Pauline Quirke MBE who is living with dementia, led a team of runners at the TCS London Marathon.
Pauline Quirke’s son Charlie to run the London Marathon for Alzheimer’s Research UK
Charlie Quirke, the son of Birds of a Feather star Pauline Quirke, will be running the TCS London Marathon to raise funds for research to find a cure for dementia.
Five ways you can help bring hope home this Christmas
This Christmas, nearly a million people in the UK will be living with dementia – but with your support, we can drive forward the research that brings hope home.
Here are five ideas for how you can support Alzheimer’s Research UK this Christmas, as told by some of our brilliant supporters.
David and Christine help us bring hope home for Christmas
Supporters David and Christine bring our Bring Hope Home theme to life in our Christmas appeal this year. They went from identifying dementia symptoms during a family Christmas to a swift diagnosis and then David joined a clinical trial for donanemab.
Record-breaking year for Alzheimer’s Research UK’s flagship walking event
We are looking back at an incredible summer for our charity walking series. Walkers at eight incredible events raised more than £500,000 for dementia research.
“My memories of mum are of her with dementia”
Cian Adams is an Alzheimer’s Research UK Ambassador and one half of ‘The FTD Brothers’. In an episode of The Convex Conversation podcast, Cian, joined by his partner Helen Jolly, shares his frontotemporal dementia (FTD) journey.
“I’m leaving a gift in my will to find a cure for dementia”
Johnny explains why he is supporting Alzheimer’s Research UK with a gift in his Will, after losing his mum, Anita, to vascular dementia.
Celebrating World Alzheimer’s Month
For World Alzheimer’s Month 2025, we put a spotlight on the dementia diagnosis crisis – and the action needed to solve it. September marked a time of reflection, celebration, and renewed hope.
