Updated on Jun 11th 2012 at 8:00 PM from the JustGiving API

Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia affecting around 496,000 people in the UK. Alzheimer's disease was first described by a German neurologist Dr Alois Alzheimer. Alzheimer's disease is a physical disease of the brain. During the course of the disease plaques and tangles develop in the brain leading to the death of brain cells. We also know that people with Alzheimer's disease have a shortage of some important chemicals which are involved in transmitting messages within the brain. Alzheimer's disease is a progressive condition and symptoms become worse over time, so please help!

Updated on Jun 11th 2012 at 7:59 PM from the JustGiving API

As many of you know my dad has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. He's being very brave and going on the trail... So I thought I would be brave and do a marathon! Every little helps and it's for a great cause, so dig deep people :) xxx

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