My beautiful grandad pigeon (pigeon racer) was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and recently moved to a nursing home - I want to give something back and challenge myself as I have a healthy body and brain so have signed up to my first 5k - he is our family’s king 🫶

I’m running the London Marathon in the memory of my Grandad, Colin.

He was a piano teacher and honestly like a second parent to me growing up. Later in life he had Alzheimer’s, which was really tough for our family to see. Running this marathon feels like a small way to honour him and remember everything he meant to me. ❤️

I’m running for Pa, who had Alzheimer’s for the last 10 years of his life. Seeing him lose his memory and forget his wonderful gift of playing the piano was so hard, so fundraising for Alzheimer’s society is really important to me. We need to continue to support the care and research that goes into battling dementia.

Hi, I'm Mick. My mother passed away a few years ago with Alzheimers.

I recently attended a crafts fair, where I sold hand made resin art to raise money for Alzheimers.

For my granny, Mamie Alice,
My grandmother is one of the strongest women I have ever known, both in her character and in the choices she has made throughout her life. She has lived through so much: loss, war, love, sadness, joy, anger, and so much more. And through it all, she has always remained standing, dignified and unwavering.
But as the years pass and life inevitably catches up with us, we realise just how fragile each of us truly is, just like our memories and the stories we carry within us. My grandmother’s condition worsened very quickly. At first, we thought it was simply age taking its natural course. But it happened so suddenly. First, small fragments of memories began to fade, then the sense of time and events slowly disappeared. Until one day, I went to see her, and she no longer recognised me. I was the first person she forgot.
That day, someone dear to me told me a sentence that both warmed my heart and quietly broke it: “They often say that the first people someone forgets are the ones they love the most.”
From that moment on, I understood that I would no longer truly be her granddaughter, but someone new each time I visited. I also realised that this illness does not always hurt those who live with it, but rather those who watch from the outside, powerless to change anything.
And yet, my granny is still here. She still makes us laugh, and we have learnt to live around her, doing our best to accompany her gently through this illness.
I love you, Granny.
(Even if one time out of three you think I’m the nurse.) ❤️

I am doing the Great Manchester run 10k in memory of my beautiful, amazing Mum, who sadly passed away Novermber 2025. She suffered with Dementia for roughly 5 years and sadly was also fighting Lung Cancer. Nothing ever stopped her she was so strong. But sadly Dementia won, but not without a fight.

Dementia is a cruel disease that slowly takes away the people we love.
I’m taking on a 10-mile swimming challenge in memory of my beautiful nanna, who sadly lost her life to end-stage dementia. Watching someone you love slowly lose their memories, independence and parts of who they are is incredibly heartbreaking for families.
My nanna meant the world to me, and this challenge is my way of honouring her memory and doing something positive in her name.
I’ll be swimming the miles one length at a time, thinking about her and the memories we shared. Every length is for my nanna and for the many families who are also facing the devastating effects of dementia.
If you’re able to donate, no matter how small, it would mean so much and will help support the vital work being done for people living with dementia and their families.
Thank you for taking the time to read my story and for your support 💙

I’m supporting Alzheimer’s Society for my dad. He was diagnosed with Global Alzheimer’s last summer and things have been hard. My sister and I are only in our 20’s so it’s created a lot of challenges for us. I see my dad as often as possible but it is a whole other type of pain to grieve somebody who is still alive. We love you, dad 🫶🏻

Watching someone you truly love suffer with Alzheimer’s is painful, not only for them but for the people around them. Having watched my grandad suffer with Alzheimer’s a few years ago and just recently watching my nan suffer from the same disease I wanted to do something to remember them by. The reason I will be doing the bath half is for them, to raise awareness for the families and others affected by Alzheimer’s and to make them proud.

I’m running Bath half for my lovely grandad who has Dementia. I help look after him 3 days a week with my mum who has left her job to look after him 24/7. We lost my Nan two years ago and since then my grandad’s dementia has deteriorated. I’m so lucky to be in the position that I could reduce my hours to help and spend time with him. Growing up my grandad lived next-door to us so we’ve always been so close. I’m hopeful one day we can know more about Alzheimer’s and start putting in early interventions.