Hi there! I'm running the Humber Bridge Half-Marathon in memory of my grandparents, who both died from dementia.

My grandparents, Raymond and Betty Frost, both suffered terribly with the disease and were eventually taken by it. They were childhood sweethearts who married young and stayed together for the rest of their lives, never moving away from where they were born and raised.

My grandfather was a proud man and to see him lose control over his emotions and his memory was a dreadful experience which no-one should have to go through. Raymond was a proud, hardworking man who fought in the Second World War and even played a part in the D-Day landings. After the war he married his childhood sweetheart, Betty and had two children. They celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary just after the millennium, however it was clear then they were already in the early stages of the condition and struggling to cope on their own. Raymond died after a long struggle with the condition and Bettysoon after.

That's why I'm running for the Alzheimer's Society.

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