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.

I wish to raise money for Alzheimer's Society as my mum died from this awful condition almost 5 years ago. The Society does a lot of work to provide families with help and support during these difficult years. As a family, we were very grateful for their support which included groups meetings and coffee mornings.

My dad told our family one day his mum( my nan) has early onset Dementia to which to which I had witnessed from a distance before on my in-laws side but not was to come when its closer to home and someone youv loved and been loved by your whole life.
Further down the line little things like my Nan tripping over at the shops or getting forgetful here and there untill she had to go into a care home and leaving behind her home was aweful to witness.
Once in the home it gradually is getting worse but the first time I went in and seen my Nan even recognise my dad her son was really upsetting, all them years of memories, love and guidance all forgotten in the space of around 18 months.
Asking when is she getting picked up to go home, asking for her mum, talking about past jobs being a cook at the local school nut mot remembering her family around her.
Doing this run was a fun thing to do at the start but on some of runs when the chips were down the reality sets in that Alzheimer's Society needs every nit of funding it deserves.
My Nan is still living with dementia and we love her to peices this is for Nan Wix.