Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving Page.

A lot has changed since I started this page! I originally set up this page for the 2020 London Marathon, which was cancelled due to the Covid 19 pandemic. 

I was due to run the marathon in 2020 for Alzheimer’s Research UK, inspired by my Grandad Keith who suffered from Dementia. The plan was for my  Grandad Tony to train me (at 86 years old he was still the best in the business!) Sadly both have now passed away, but I am committed to running the 2023 London Marathon in their joint names, and whilst raising money for Alzheimer’s Research UK.  

A marathon is a challenge in itself but it will be my first race since having my baby boy, Albert, in August 2022. I’m hoping that the memory of my Grandads, ,my little boy waiting at the finish line, and the desire to help raise money to cure Alzheimer’s and Dementia will get me across the finish line! 

By raising money for Alzheimer’s Research UK I hope to fund crucial research which means that families can share special days and make special memories together, for longer.

Thank you so much.

Danielle 

Some facts:

Dementia is currently the UK’s biggest killer. One in three babies born this year will go on to develop the condition. 

At £24 billion each year, dementia costs the UK economy more than cancer and heart disease combined but over two thirds of the care for Dementia patients is paid for by themselves or their family.

*         £20 pays for 1 hour of pioneering dementia research.

*         £100 could provide the tools for scientists to map 10,000 genes in minute detail, identifying targets for the development of new treatments.

*         £500 will cover the cost of a sensitive brain scan for a patient involved in a research study, tracking the effectiveness of new drug treatments, improving diagnosis and better understanding how diseases like Alzheimer’s wreak their havoc in the brain.

*         £1000 will pay for reagents, unique chemicals that are crucial for successfully growing cells in a laboratory ready for disease study.

*         £2500 will allow researchers to buy synthetically made amyloid, to better understand this hallmark Alzheimer’s protein in the lab.

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