"Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today, cos if you do it today and find you like it, you can always do it again tomorrow"
Since she was 90 Kate travelled to over 90 countries. She saw life, lived life and experienced it all. A real "people person"
However during the last few years of her diagnosis of vascular dementia and then during the last six moths being bed ridden she felt very strongly that if she could help others and in particularly the carers she would like to.She left £100 to start "Kate Cares".
"Who looks after the carers". She was fully aware that without carers most people would end up in a carehome or hospital.
Recently she has been the motivation for her son with the help of many others to organise a "Memory Walk" for the Alzheimer's Society. It was to honour her now it will be to remember her. Sat 22nd Oct11.30am/12 noon. 1/3/5 miles
sudurymemorywalk.eventbrite.co.uk
To date over150 will be walking for themselves, those they remember and a future without dementia. As well as for Kate.
Many local and National Charities are involved too from an awareness perspective
SSLeisure, Sudbury Town Council, Suffolk County Council, Suffolk Family Carers, Dementia Awareness Programmes, YMCA. CareUK, The Bridge Project, Sue Ryder, Synergy Café, WSVAB, Beat the Streets, Suffolk Bereavment Support, Richmond Fellowship, Waitrose and Sainsbury's.
Everyone agrees that there is a need for a cares group locally and they are willing to help but it always comes back to the same restrictions funding.
Don't" Talk the Talk, Walk the Walk" join us to raise awareness of this issue and if you wish to help in a financial way then try to help raise the funding by supporting the CrowdFunding for KateCares
Anyone that knows Kate from her travels, a local land lady, member of various local groups or just wishes to say goodbye to a lady with style and a great sense of humour then you are welcome to attend her funeral on Nov7th @ 2pm.Three Counties CremCM75PB