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Running Down Dementia
If you’re looking to get fit this summer, there’s no better motivation than Alzheimer’s Research UK’s latest challenge, Running Down Dementia. Launched in collaboration with parkrun, which offers free...
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Reading the signs – Fred’s story
Fred Walker’s wife Joan lived life to the full – it was one of the many things he loved about her. But in 2010, Alzheimer’s robbed Fred of his beloved wife. They had been married 46 years. Joan...
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Why I’m Running Down Dementia: I’ve never been so proud of myself
Richard Judd is a novice runner who lives with his wife in Leadgate, County Durham. He has two grown up children and has been supporting Alzheimer’s Research UK by taking part in the charity’s latest...
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Five minutes of amazing: my journey through dementia
Chris Graham was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s in 2010, aged just 34. Below is an extract from his newly released book detailing his mammoth 16,000-mile cycle ride around North America and...
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CAstle RidE for Alzheimer’s
Cearon O’Flynn took on his own fundraising challenge, CAstle RidE for Alzheimer’s, in memory of his nan Dorothy Stockey, who died with Alzheimer’s disease in 2004 at the age of 81. As a dad-of-three,...
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Defeating dementia: a horse’s tale
Hello! My name’s Coda and I have been dancing circles for quite a few months now… something the humans call ‘dressage’. I like it because my riders, Dave and Ruth, seem very happy when they have a red...
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Growing neurons in dishes…really!
By NASA / JHUAPL / SwRI [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsEvery now and then I see something that blows my mind. Remember those first proper images of Pluto? The ones that make you feel tiny and...
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The VeloVeni
A group of friends and colleagues cycled 1,000 miles across 10 countries in 10 days to reach the romantic city of Venice in Italy. The group braved snow-capped mountains, rolling hills and vertical...
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Another year, another marathon
Last spring, Michelle White pulled on her trainers, donned her running vest and took on the London Marathon. She raised an incredible sum of over £4,000 for Alzheimer’s Research UK, having seen the...
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The Mighty Quiz
With just a couple of weeks to go until the big day we are delighted to see keen quizzers up and down the country getting ready to host their own Mighty Quiz for Alzheimer’s Research UK. On Thursday 27...
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AXA UK and ARUK Partnership Success Story
It was two years ago today that AXA employees chose Alzheimer’s Research UK as their charity partner for the next three years. I remember well the moving stories some of our people shared about how...
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My parents in my pocket
Siobhann Ardley lost both her parents in 2016, her 68-year-old mum Annette Royce in August and her dad Michael Royce in November, a day after his 71st birthday. Michael had been living with Alzheimer’s...
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London Marathon 2017: ‘My father helped create it, my mother inspired me to...
When I took my place on the start line of last month’s Virgin Money London Marathon, I joined 40,000 others with a shared goal. To complete the 26.2-mile course. Many were running for causes close to...
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The other side of comfortable
Over 2017 Alzheimer’s Research UK supporter Laura Brown will be taking on the European Championships Triathlon, the City to Summit endurance race over Ben Nevis in 20 hours, followed by a trek to...
View ArticleWhy I Document My Dad’s Journey Through Dementia On Social Media
I was about 14 when my dad Ray was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s. He was only 52. I couldn’t really get my head around what was to come at the time. He was told in the prime of his life, with...
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Conquering the Everest Marathon for my dad
I signed up to the Everest Marathon because it’s got the wow factor. My dad was always an armchair adventurer, he loved the idea of travelling. Even though his dementia is very far advanced now, if I...
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Trekking volcanos for our Dad – will you join us?
After our dad was diagnosed in 2015 with Alzheimer’s disease we both struggled to find a positive outlet and we felt powerless against the disease that had taken a hold of dad. We know that it’s too...
View ArticleWhy I’m trekking five active volcanoes for Alzheimer’s Research UK
There’s just a few days to go until we set off for Guatemala, and I’m already panicking that I might forget something. I’ve listed what to pack, packed, repacked and made lists for my lists before I do...
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Alzheimer’s Research UK’s Guatemala trek kicks off
And we are off! After months of preparation and lots of nerves, Alzheimer’s Research UK’s first ever overseas trek in Guatemala has kicked off. We flew out from London on Saturday and travelled...
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Guatemala trek: what it was like climbing a volcano
Our first day trekking active volcanoes has come to an end, and luckily there were no eruptions! It was a challenging trek but we all really enjoyed it. Day one involved trekking up Volcano Pacaya,...
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