My story

Thank you for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page for Dementia UK.

Why Dementia UK?

When you first hear about the diagnosis of dementia, you are hit with a wave of grief emotions - anger, denial, blame, guilt, depression - to mention but a few. Dementia is a mind shattering diagnosis to receive and it can leave you thinking it's all over as soon they wont even recognise me and I'm going to lose my love one. I am able to tell you this because sadly, it's exactly what happened to me 10 years ago when my beloved mother was diagnosed with Vascular Dementia! :o(

10 years on and I still find myself looking at my bedridden mum wondering if there was more awareness, support and training for carers and families, would my mother have been in the condition that she is today? My feeling is no, she wouldn't!

Dementia is most often thought of as a memory disorder, an illness of the aging mind. In its initial stages, that's true — memory loss is an early hallmark of dementia. But experts in the field say dementia is more accurately defined as fatal brain failure: a terminal disease, just like cancer, that physically kills patients! It's not simply a mental ailment that accompanies older age and so in my humble opinion, we should try to do more to raise awareness and try to make improvements now as Dementia is on the rise.

JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to Dementia UK and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now. Also, please help me to spread the word about the event. On my own, it will merely be a drop in the ocean but together with everyone's support, we can make a BIG SPLASH! Many Thanks & Appreciation for your support.

Maydine BodyFusion Fitness ;O) xXx

My updates 3

£6186...Wow, this is EPIC and I can't thank everyone who has supported enough... "THANK YOU ALL VERY VERY MUCH" :o) Those of you yet to donate, it isn't too late, Dementia UK will surely appreciate. XxX

15/05/12 06:50

How FABULOUS is this? SKIP, BOX & JAMATHON is already a MASSIVE SUCCESS having helped to raise £2,000 for Dementia UK so far! PLEASE DO NOT STOP THERE... Keep pushing guys, together we can make at least another £1,000 I know we can,so "GO HARD OR GO...." U know how we do! xXx

27/04/12 14:39

How FABULOUS is this? SKIP, BOX & JAMATHON is already a MASSIVE SUCCESSFUL having helped to raise £2,000 for Dementia UK so far! PLEASE DO NOT STOP THERE... Keep pushing guys, together we can make at least another £1,000 I know we can,so "GO HARD OR GO...." U know how we do! xXx

27/04/12 13:29

My charity

Dementia UK

Dementia UK

Charity Registration No. 1039404

Dementia UK in a national charity committed to improving quality of life for all people affected by dementia. The charity has four core areas: - Admiral Nurses - Admiral Nursing DIRECT - Uniting Carers - Dementia UK Training

Donations 291

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Well done Wanita, great work in supporting a worthy cause and no doubt you had a lot of fun too, Amber xxx

Donation by Amber Cross on 15/05/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Thank you Dellla Clarke for your kind donation :)

Donation by Amanda Stuart on 15/05/12

£10.00

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Well done Meave Darroux!!

Donation by Michelle Henderson on 14/05/12

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

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These funds was raised by Sulekha - Thank you Sulekha for making such a fantastic effort, this amount takes us through the £6,000 barrier!AMAZING :O)x

Donation by Sulekha Ali on 12/05/12

£270.00

+ £67.50 Gift Aid

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These funds was raised by Chioma... Thank you very much for supporting and attending Skip, Box and Jamathon. :O)

Donation by Chioma Onyekere on 12/05/12

£41.00

+ £10.25 Gift Aid

Donation by alex simons on 11/05/12

£25.00

+ £6.25 Gift Aid

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Well done Sam!

Donation by Angela Woolley on 11/05/12

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

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Well done

Donation by Jeffrey Greaves on 11/05/12

£5.00

+ £1.25 Gift Aid

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Well done - this one is for Radical, much love Maydine xxxxxxxxx

Donation by Lorna Russell on 11/05/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Good luck with the press-ups Sam!!!

Donation by rosie blackham on 10/05/12

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

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Sponsorship money raised my Michelle Demel. Well done and thank you for supporting such a great cause.

Donation by Michelle Demel on 10/05/12

£95.00

+ £23.75 Gift Aid

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Thank you Danny Campbell for your kind donation

Donation by Amanda Stuart on 09/05/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Thanks Angela Moore for your kind donation!

Donation by Amanda Stuart on 09/05/12

£20.00

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Made your mum so proud! God Bless. xx

Donation by Claire Reid on 09/05/12

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What a huge achievement team. Sally, can't wait to hear all about it. Well done xxxx

Donation by carol fox on 09/05/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Hi, this is for Radical - all the best!!

Donation by Olivia Otim on 08/05/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Congratulations on your efforts Maydine. Sorry for the late donation but ' Better late than never' eh!!!!

Donation by Sharon Brand on 08/05/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Well done guys... and especially Radical!

Donation by Mario Chrisostomou on 08/05/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Thank you Chris Orchard for your kind donation!

Donation by Amanda Stuart on 08/05/12

£10.00

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Sorry for the late donation-wish i could have been therem well done! xx

Donation by Zena Johnson on 08/05/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Humbled by support shown during 3week campaign 4 this fundraising initiative, we thank U from the depth of our hearts, mum's too.

Donation by Maydíne & Ken Body Fusion Fitness on 08/05/12

£101.20

+ £25.30 Gift Aid

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Congratulations Maydíne and Well Done.

Donation by Dave (RIP FITNESS) McQueen on 08/05/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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What an amazing event that was May. Well done for raising such a fantastic amount of funds and awareness for Dementia UK... Just Brilliant.

Donation by Chris Roberts - "The King of Zumba" on 08/05/12

£50.00

+ £12.50 Gift Aid

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Well Done Charissa! Mum and Dad are very proud of u. Love Thelma & Trevor Johnson. x

Donation by Anonymous on 08/05/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Well done Sammy! From mummy Huie x

Donation by Samantha Huie on 08/05/12

£15.00

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£6,833.00
  • Offline donations£650.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£7,483.00
  • Gift Aid£1,563.25

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