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Alba's fundraiser for Rare Dementia Support

Alba Braithwaite is raising money for The National Brain Appeal

Junior Great North Run 2026 · 12 September 2026 ·

Please donate now and help us provide support groups to people with rare forms of dementia FTD, fFTD, PCA, PPA, FAD and LBD and their families, friends and healthcare professionals.

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I am fundraising in aid of The National Brain Appeal's Rare Dementia Support Fund. Please support me by making a donation!

Alba is fundraising for The National Brain Appeal’s Rare Dementia Support fund — please support her by donating!

Ever since our world was turned upside down by Holly’s diagnosis, rare dementia support has been a constant in our lives. Without the help, guidance, support, empathy and love from Nikki Zimmerman, I dread to think where we’d be as a family.

True to form, Alba — the absolute warrior she is — is taking on the Mini Great North Run to raise funds and awareness for rare dementias, the impact they have, and the battle families face to get the right care.

Alba and Chris (Holly’s mam) have bravely filmed a piece with Vikki Patterson to highlight this, airing on The One Show in September.

Please support by donating, sharing, and cheering on Alba, Holly, and Rare Dementia Support — a charity that couldn’t be closer to our hearts.

Holly is our world. We live every day with a piece of our family missing. But despite her illness, she still brings us moments of joy — her happy, smiley personality shining through, especially during our music-filled visits.

Donation summary

Total
£3,371.55
+ £785.50 Gift Aid
Online
£3,371.55
Offline
£0.00

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