My great grandparents were diagnosed with dementia and sadly passed away. I am fundraising to raise both awareness and understanding of the disease and so hopefully one day there is a cure.
Dementia is the silent disease that creeps up and takes your loved ones away slowly. My father in law or Pops! Is in the throes of it, I can't help him, but I would like to try to help those of the future.
The TLT Bristol offices will be fundraising throughout financial year 2017/18 with the aim of reaching our target of £10,000 for our nominated Local Charity of the Year: BRACE. We thank you for your continued support.
This year we are running 13.2 miles together for the alzheimers charity Brace.Look out for us in our matching galaxy pants!
I am running my first marathon for BRACE - Alzheimer's Research because Dementia has affected a member of my family
My Mum Selina has Alzheimer’s. She’s in the mid / late stage and it is very sad to experience the gradual deterioration. I will be running in the London Vitality Big Half Marathon on Sunday 4 March 2018 to support BRACE in the positive work they do in Dementia research.
My Mother had Dementia for over ten years, which slowly robbed us of the person we knew.
10 half marathons in four weeks, from Bristol to Exeter, including both city races.
I am running the Bath Half to fundraise for BRACE
My father suffered from alzheimer's
I am fundraising for Brace to support and help fund their research into dementia.
I have somehow talked myself into running the Bristol half marathon!
I am putting myself through the pains of training from 0 fitness, fund raising and eventually running the Cardiff Half Marathon, on 1st October 2017, so you don't have to! Please spare a couple of quid to spur me on and not make a fool out of myself in front of BRACE.
I am fundraising for BRACE Alzheimer's research in the hope that my children, our children, the next generation does not have to face what my Grandma and our family once faced.
I am currently employed by Swansea University as a Research Fellow in the College of Human and Health Sciences, funded by the amazing BRACE Alzheimer’s Research charity.
My mum was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's.
I plan to run fifty 10ks in 2017 to raise money for BRACE dementia research charity