A massive thank you and congratulations to Miss June Brown MBE and her family (Louise, Sophie, Bill and Hannah) on winning FAMILY FORTUNES top prize of £30,000. We are delighted and grateful that June and her family have nominated The …
Summary of our doctoral student’s PhD research
“Role of Glucocerebrosidase mutations in Dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson’s disease” Marzena Kurzawa PhD thesis Supervisors Prof. Patrick Chinnery, Dr Christopher Morris Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a common form of age-related …
Dementia Awareness Day 2012
Our media statement for Dementia Awareness Day read: Dementia means much more than memory-loss, declares national charity To mark Dementia Awareness Day, Saturday 15 September, The Lewy Body Society is highlighting the needs of the estimated 200,000 people in the …
June Brown plays Family Fortunes Saturday Feb 25 on ITV1
On Saturday 25th February at 6.00pm on ITV1, our patron June Brown and Family (Louise, Sophie, Bill and Hannah) are playing ALL STAR FAMILY FORTUNES for a prize of £30,000. The quiz show donates the prize money to the winning …
Fundraising Ideas and Events
We raise most of our funding through our members and their families doing all sorts of sponsored activity and fundraising events. Think about anything you enjoy doing in your spare time, it can be a fantastic way to fundraise and …
London to Bankok by Motorcycle
Phil Evans, a 48 year old Welshman from London, is riding his Triumph Tiger 800 XC from London to Bangkok. He is doing this in memory of his late father John Evans who suffered from Lewy Body Dementia. Phil has …
Doctoral research
Our sponsored Ph.D. student describes her project: “My PhD project investigates genes and molecular processes which might lead to dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) and Parkinson’s disease (PD), focusing on the glucocerebrosidase (GBA) gene. It has recently been suggested that …
Alex ran the GNR and to date has raised £643
On September 18th 2011, Alex Haydock ran the Great North Run in Newcastle in 1 hour 56 minutes. He ran the 13.1 miles to raise awareness for the Lewy Body Society because his Grandad has Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB). …
Over Streams and Squirrel Woods by Alys Williams
Jenny Thomas wanted to write about a person who has a disease which slowly destroys the ability to communicate or recognise anyone, causes the loss of bodily functions, forces dependency and dehumanises the sufferer – as Lewy body dementia did …