In October last year, we sadly lost my beautiful mum, Sue, to Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)

FTD is a rare form of Dementia which can hit between the age of 45-65. Mum was only 65 when she passed away. Just over a year after her diagnosis.

Thankfully, mum remembered who I was, but she was not the woman I always knew her to be.

This type of Dimentia is more than just memory loss. FTD effects emotional responses, personality, inhibitions, struggles with language, behaviour and cognitive processing. Individuals struggle to communicate and can no longer do day to day tasks for themselves.

Unlike some other types of dementia, FTD quite often has a strong family link through genes.

There is no cure. Access to care and medicine for FTD is almost impossible find due to the nature of the disease and lack of understanding around it. So my dad became mums full time carer at home.

It’s a brutal disease which has devastated not only my poor mums life, but the whole family.

This July, my dad, two sisters, my partner Faye and I will be taking on a 13mile trek across the Yorkshire Moors to help raise money towards dementia care and research.

We would love your support in raising money to help others in the same position. Thank you for taking the time to read this and for kindly donating.