We would like thank Richard Howard for organising a wonderful black tie ball and raising over £12,500 for The Lewy Body Society. On Saturday 23rd November over 400 people enjoyed a glittering evening at the Forum in Stevenage. A lucky …
Updated guide to Lewy body dementia now available
We’ve given our popular publication A guide to Lewy body dementia an update and refresh. This booklet provides an introduction to the disease including what you might expect when seeking a diagnosis and what treatments are available. It also offers …
First ever Consultant Admiral Nurse for Lewy body dementia
The Lewy Body Society is delighted to announce the appointment of Rachel Thompson as the first ever Consultant Admiral Nurse for Lewy body dementia. The new role represents the next stage in the charity’s partnership with Dementia UK, which runs …
New study seeks carers’ experiences of visual hallucinations in LBD
Visual hallucinations (VH) are the experience of seeing something that is not actually there. They can occur in those who are healthy but are more common in people with brain deteriorating illnesses affected by Lewy body disorder (LBD); this includes …
Lewy body dementia on the agenda at UK Dementia Congress 2019
Each year the Lewy Body Society participates in the UK Dementia Congress. This is an annual three-day conference for anyone interested in dementia care, including people living with dementia and carers, and this year it was held at Doncaster Racecourse. …
Charity ball in Wigan raises over £1800 for dementia research
On Saturday 9th November businesses from across Wigan turned out in force to support the Lewy Body Society at a gala ball organised by Diane Wilde from Rutter Green Estate and Letting Agents. The event, kindly hosted for free by …
Singin in the Rain – a wonderful night raising awareness and funds for Lewy body dementia
When we were contacted back in March and asked if we wanted to be the charity partner for this year’s Showtime Challenge 48-hour Musicals performance of Singin in the Rain, we naturally jumped at the chance. 48-Hour Musicals is an …
Great North Run 2019
Once again we have another fantastic group of runners taking part in the Great North Run, the iconic Newcastle half-marathon which takes place on Sunday 8th September. All of our runners have been personally affected by dementia, and several are …
New world record for Chris in London to Paris endurance challenge
We are thrilled to share the news that Chris Leek completed the Enduroman Arch 2 Arc Triathlon last weekend and achieved a world record in the non-wetsuit category by finishing in just 69 hours. In this time he ran 87 …