Celebrity supporters

Dame Judi Dench

'Dementia is an appalling condition that affects not just the person diagnosed, but everyone around them. I began to understand the devastating impact Alzheimer's has while playing the role of Iris Murdoch. No one should have to face dementia alone and the Alzheimer's Society is here to make sure they don't.'

AA Gill

'The Alzheimer's Society is a prince among charities.'

 

 

Britt Ekland

'When my mother first became ill the word Alzheimer's was not so widely understood as it is today. It is thanks to the work and efforts of you all at the Alzheimer's Society that this word is now recognised and the taboos are gradually being lifted.'

 

 

Fiona Phillips

'If you know someone with Alzheimer's or another form of dementia, you will know how devastating it is for everyone concerned. How frightening and distressing for those who have the illness. How heartbreaking for their loved ones. In memory of my Mum and over 750,000 other people with dementia in the UK, I am proud to support the Alzheimer's Society.'

 

 

Tony Robinson

'People with dementia are too often deprived of the right to a decent quality of life. Shamefully, this is not at the top of the national agenda, but it does matter to organisations like the Alzheimer's Society.'

Richard Briers

'Playing the role of someone whose wife had Alzheimer's disease in the TV drama DAD had an enormous effect on me. It mirrored all the problems that can face ordinary folk when Alzheimer's and old age set in. That's why I support the vital work the Alzheimer's Society any way I can.'

Rupert Hill (Jamie Baldwin in Coronation St)

'The scenes I acted with my onscreen grandfather Mike Baldwin show how dementia affects the whole family, and how traumatic it can be for a grandson like Jamie to watch someone he loves deteriorate. I'm lucky. I can leave the studio at the end of the day. Thousands of people living with dementia and the millions of loved ones who care for them, can't.'

Sally Lindsay

'The Alzheimer's Society means so much to me as my grandmother, Ellen, died of the horrible and tragic disease at the age of 70. There is not a day goes by that we don't think of her. Seventeen years ago when she died, the Alzheimer's Society was just starting to grow. It has flourished into a fully fledged charity, helping millions of people cope with this horrendous disease. I wish the Society all the luck in the world for the future.'

Russell Grant

'My dear Nan had Alzheimer's and I have seen how, over an agonising period of time, it gradually robs a family of the person they love. Finding a cure is the only way we will beat the disease.'

 

Bernie Nolan

'My Mum had Alzheimer's. I know how hard it is to watch someone you love battle with dementia. I support the Alzheimer's Society so no-one has to go through the dementia alone.'

 

Coleen Nolan

'Alzheimer's, and any form of dementia, not only affects the person who is diagnosed but everyone in the family. I cycled along the Nile for the Alzheimer's Society in February 2007 with my partner Ray. We got fit, experienced close up a fascinating part of the world and - most importantly - raised money and awareness to help people living with dementia. Taking up this challenge of a lifetime was one positive way we could make a difference to others.'

Jo Brand

'Whilst working as a psychiatric nurse with people with Alzheimer's, I saw how family members suffer because they feel they have literally lost their loved ones. Caring for a friend or family member with Alzheimer's disease is no joke.'

 

 

Lynda Bellingham

'Memories are precious - and even Mum's illness with dementia could not take away my happy memories of time spent with her. I know too, that so much of what the Alzheimer's Society does is helping families and friends enjoy time together so that their happy memories last for as long as possible. Thank goodness the Alzheimer's Society exists.'

 

Johnny Briggs

'I have so many wonderful memories of my 30 years on Coronation St playing Mike Baldwin. Mike's demise from dementia was a dramatic way to leave. It made me realise how important charities like the Alzheimer's Society are.'

 

Pauline Fleming

'Fortunately, apart from when I was playing Penny, Mike Baldwin's partner in Coronation St, I have never had the experience of a loved one suffering from Alzheimer's. But people in my direct circle have and I know how distressing it can be. When the Alzheimer's Society contacted me to ask for support, I was only to happy to.'

 

Richard McCourt (Dic of Dic and Dom)

'As a family member is affected by dementia, I know from first hand experience how the Society supports others with the disease and their carers by providing information, advice and funding research into a cure for this devastating condition.'

 

Julian Fellowes

'For me life is about the acquisition of memories. One of the cruellest aspects of Alzheimer's is that it steals the core of what life is about. It isn't stealing the ability to sing or swim, which we can cope without. It's stealing life itself.'

Ruth Langsford

'Alzheimer's is such a cruel disease. Early diagnosis is key. We all forget things but if you are genuinely worried about your memory, don't think 'It's just me being dotty'. Go and see your doctor.'

Kevin Whately

'Before my mother's diagnosis with Alzheimer's, I had heard of the disease, but hadn't known anyone who had suffered from it. I know how devastating Alzheimer's, and any form of dementia is for the person diagnosed and their families. If I can help in anyway to champion the rights of those affected, I'm only too happy to lend my support.'

Rosie Boycott

'It is not just the patients. Families affected by the disease suffer too.'