I’m going to trek the Lake District for 26 miles to support Alzheimer’s Society.

The facts around Dementia have always spoken levels to me and I’ve decided I want to raise money and help contribute to researching effective treatments to combat the rapidly increasing number of people suffering from the condition. 

Here are a few powerful facts I’ve found about the disease:

• Dementia is the leading cause of death in the UK - higher than cancer, cardiovascular disease and stroke.
  


• It is the only condition in the top 10 causes of death without a treatment to prevent, cure or slow its progression.

• Dementia care is not provided for free by the NHS.

• An estimated 225,000 people worldwide will develop dementia this year. That’s one person every three minutes.

• 850,000 people in the UK have dementia and numbers are set to rise to over one million by 2025.

• Memory loss is not the only symptom of this condition. It can also include changes in behaviour, confusion and disorientation, delusions and hallucinations, difficulty communicating and problems judging speeds and distances.

The cruelest part of this disease is watching loved ones become a shadow of the person they once were. They cannot remember basic things such as who you are, where they are and what they’re doing or, even, who they are themselves. 

Their lifetime of memories have disappeared. It’s simply heartbreaking.

Part of this fund raising event for Alzheimer’s Society will be put towards developing the UK’s first dedicated Dementia Research Institute, which will be a huge step forward in working towards discovering treatments and, maybe one day, a cure. 

Please help me in fighting for this cause and changing the future for the better.

Here’s a short but powerful 2 minute video from Alzheimer’s Research UK, staring Bryan Cranston (from The Breaking Bad) #ShareTheOrange 

https://youtu.be/HvCBSGLD1HA