Three years ago my mum was diagnosed with dementia. Over the past few years its been hard seeing the decline in her health and the struggles she faces everyday. The change over such a short time and then thinking about what her future will hold saddens me greatly. Over the past number of years I have entered many running events and often considered trying to raise some money and felt this year I should change that.

Research is the only chance of changing the future and ending the suffering that dementia causes.