This March I’ll be running the London Landmarks Half
Marathon in aid of Alzheimer’s Research UK.

This charity is devoted to making breakthroughs in the diagnosis, prevention and cure of dementia – by 2025 they hope to have pioneered a life-changing treatment.

As some of you may know, last year I lost my grandmother
Maria. For the decade prior to her death at the age of 89, she had lived with Alzheimer’s, a disease which slowly eroded her memories, relationships and sense of self. Not only was she a devoted mother and grandmother who would go out of her way to help those in need, she was also fiercely independent and adventurous, a keen traveller even in the days before package holidays.

It breaks my heart to think about how the disease she was stricken with took away so many cherished memories of her family, friends and travel experiences.

With my nan in mind, I'd like to ask you to support my half-marathon in March and make a donation to Alzheimer’s Research UK.

This fantastic charity puts 85p of every £1 donated directly into research; the remaining 15p goes towards the charity’s running costs.

In 2018 donations funded 74 separate research projects – let’s see if we can make it 75 this year!

 Thank you

Ivona 

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