Firstly there is a difference between Alzheimer's and vascular dementia- Alzheimer's patients can have medication that helps their cognitive state where as vascular dementia patients have a death sentence. They progress backwards to the point where they can't look after themselves and are in a newborn state. But unlike a newborn they lose the ability to swallow. Then the choice must be made as to provide a feeding tube or not.
Imprisonment in one's own rapidly shrinking brain is how a doctor described it to me. I wouldn't wish Dementia/Alzheimer's on my worst enemy. As the patient's brain slowly dies, they change physically and eventually forget who their loved ones are. Patients can eventually become bedridden, unable to move & unable to eat or drink. On October 6th we will be walking 22km (13.67 miles) to raise funds for Alzheimers Society.  This is a vile disease that robs you of your loved one long before their physical body passes on.  Also on 2nd September Janette will do her first tandem sky dive to also raise funds - a big deal as Janette is terrified of heights and also does not like flying.  So dig deep - if you can only sponsor us a pound or two that's fine - it all helps.  You can  donate online by clicking the donate button or  by texting CVMW64 £(amount) to 70070  - don't forget to gift aid if you are a UK tax payer and leave us a message of support.   Around 225,000 people develop dementia every year – that's the equivalent to one person every three minutes. This September and October Memory Walks will be taking place across England, Wales and Northern Ireland to raise money for a world without dementia. Arm in arm, step by step and pound by pound, we will get there. Once you donate, Just Giving will send your money directly to the Alzheimer's Society. So it's the most efficient way to raise money – saving time and cutting costs for the charity. Please dig deep and help us walk for a world without dementia.

We are in training and have done a few 4-5 mile walks and also a 10 mile walk and today 2nd august have done 12 miles in 27 degrees so are on course for completing our 22km walk in the 4 hours.  We still need to raise lots of money for this charity as dementia of any kind is such a vile disease.                                                     Well I have done the scary sky dive so now to look forward to the Memory Walk.