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Nearly all of us will know someone affected by dementia, be it someone who has the disease or the friends and family of those suffering.  Help put a stop to it NOW!

Facts and figures:

There are currently 700,000 people with dementia in the UK

There are currently 15,000 younger people with dementia in the UK.

There are over 11,500 people with dementia from black and minority ethnic groups in the UK

There will be over a million people with dementia by 2025

Two thirds of people with dementia are women

The proportion of people with dementia doubles for every 5 year age group.

One third of people over 95 have dementia

60,000 deaths a year are directly attributable to dementia.

Delaying the onset of dementia by 5 years would reduce deaths directly attributable to dementia by 30,000 a year

The financial cost of dementia to the UK is over £17 billion a year

Family carers of people with dementia save the UK over £6 billion a year

64% of people living in care homes have a form of dementia

Two thirds of people with dementia live in the community while one third live in a care home

statistics courtesy of www.alzhemers.org.uk

Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Alzheimer's Society will receive your money faster and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

So please sponsor me now!

Many thanks for your support.