Hi everyone...the last few months have been difficult for me and my family with my Dad being struck down by Dementia...shortly before last year's Open Day he started struggling with his memory and found it difficult to recognise people who loved him.
My Dad loved Nast Hyde Halt and I'm so pleased that he saw the finished product...but soon after...his frustrations with this awful desease boiled over as he tried to remove a stranger from his home by threatening her with a kitchen carving knife...the stranger was a woman he's loved all his life...his wife!
My Dad was arrested during that horendose night and has never been home since...he's now in a nursing home and we visit him regularly each week.
So I hope to raise £500 to help try and find a cure for this awful desease in the hope that the Children of today won't have to endure what millions of sufferers have to endure each and every day...every 3 minutes someone in the United Kingdom starts the symptoms of Dementia...so please help this year's Nast Hyde Halt fundraiser.
Any funds I'm lucky enough to have beyond £500 will go towards the general upkeep of Nast Hyde Halt...a place where my Dad loved very much indeed...along with many others.
One day we'll beat this desease...together we can help the experts do it...remember...team work makes the dream work!
THANK YOU so much for any donations...big or small.
With love & respect to you always.
From Station Master Mike and Family...but especially from my Dad...Ray. ❤