I am doing this in memory of Tom, my husband, who passed away last year. He bravely coped with Alzheimer's for many years and it was a pleasure to care for him at home. Not going to lie
it was hard some days but with support you get through somehow. I look back now and I am so glad I was able to care for him and give him the love and support which has helped me cope, without him, today.

My Uncle Charlie Passed with dementia about 3yrs ago so watching my family look after him was hard and even when I use to visit him in the home in blackwood was really upsetting. Now my step dad Alex has levy dementia which is hitting the family bad watching my mum struggling to, with my step dad seeing him change in the last 12months has been hard.

40 years since my first GNR - I am doing this one, with my daughter, for a great cause.

The day to day impact of Dementia seems to come on slowly, but when you look back you wonder why you hadn’t noticed it before. We lost Colin (Pop), finally, in 2011 - but actually we had lost him gradually sometime before.

We wondered, back then, how was it possible there was no treatment but there wasn’t and he gradually faded from us.

All these years on and that is still the challenge. Funding is only part of the solution, but part that my daughter and I can and will contribute to.

Our efforts in the Great North Run 2026 will be helping us to help the experts tackle this growing issue. 
It will be my daughter's first half marathon, it will be my 15 GNR and marks 40 years since my first (at least a decade since my most recent!). A father-daughter shared event will be a fitting way to honour the father-grandfather we loved and lost.

We opened our garden on Sunday 31st May 2026 as part of our local town open garden scheme. Our chosen charity was Alzheimers Society as we have been affected by relatives suffering from this disease.
We raised £100. Please see the enclosed photos of our garden.
We made pin-on badges and flowers which we gave to people who donated money.

Im volunteering in my husband Peter's memory as we got a lot of support from the Alzheimers society.

I'm volunteering in memory of my Sister Karen who passed away with dementia in 2022. She was a very special lady. It was hard keeping in touch with her as she was in a nursing home during covid. I think about her every day.

I’m volunteering for my mum Elizabeth May Gibson (Bet) (Nanny Bet) Amazing lady. My dad and mum was married for 61 years she was a great wife and an amazing mum and nanny. A great friend to all.
She was a superstar in our family she looked after all her grandchildren so her kids could work and give their children a good life and excellent values.
My mum was a kind generous lady who always looked out for our families.
Loved by all, and as the Alzheimer’s took hold of her mum was still kind and very funny, yet sometimes she was so angry or sad mostly through frustration she never accepted she had that illness.
My dad sisters and brother and I looked after until she passed.
Forever in our hearts

I'm supporting Alzheimers Society in memory of my Mother, she suffered for ten years before we sadly lost her in 2018. Mam was a very intelligent, funny, loving and caring lady. She was a deputy head teacher until her retirement in 1996. We lost our Dad and Brother in 2005, after such a huge loss to our family Mam was diagnosed with dementia which then progressed to Alzheimers. I have done several sponsored walks and now I'm volunteering for the society. My heart goes out to families going through this awful condition and pray that a cure will be found.

I am volunteering for memory walk
Because of my auntie pat died with Alzheimer’s