Amy Covell of North Walsham set about her money-spinning after the death of her “gramps” Michael Wade last December. The 10-year-old has held a cake sale at the Victory pool raising more than £100 and has just completed an 18-mile walk from Wroxham to Aylsham and back alongside the Bure Valley Railway. But she is […]
The 2015 Bristol 10k will take place on Sunday 31 May. Peter Vance, Jo McNab and a team of friends are taking part in the Bristol 10k to raise funds for the LBS and to raise awareness in memory of Peter and Dawn’s mum. If you would like to sponsor the team this is their […]
A huge “Thank you” to Michelle Graham and her family who completed walking the 84 miles of Hadrians Wall in 6 days, in memory of their dad who they lost to Lewy Body Dementia 3 years ago. He was only 65 when he was diagnosed. Michelle says.. “I know this money is going towards a […]
The Lewy Body Society were delighted to attend the seventh Scottish Caring & Dementia Congress, Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh – April 29th. Trustee James McGarry manned our stand and enjoyed meeting many members of the caring community and also dementia patients visiting this excellent conference.
Good luck and a massive thank you to John Buckler who was able to secure his own place in the London Marathon 2015 and has chosen to run for The Lewy Body Society.
Alastair Gray of the Health Economics Research Centre at Oxford University said more needed to be done: ‘Research into the treatment and prevention of dementia remains under-funded when compared with the economic and personal impact these conditions have.’ Dementia research is given 13 times less funding than cancer even though the cost to society is […]
The Lewy Body Society has learned with great sadness of the death of Dorothy Mangurian of Ft Lauderdale, Florida, USA on 28 March 2015 after many years of battling dementia with Lewy bodies. Mrs Mangurian’s late husband, Harry, was a major benefactor of the Lewy Body Society and the Lewy Body Dementia Association in the […]
A Message from the Lewy Body Society’s Founder and Chair of the Trustees My dear friend, Jacqui Cannon, who is CEO of the Lewy Body Society, is not one to blow her own trumpet so I happily will. Jacqui is one of the most amazing people I have ever met. She is good and kind […]
This is a very good Guardian article summarising recent and current drug research activities and the challenge it faces. Artcle Link
A new scheme that makes it easier for people to take part in dementia research launches today. It is hoped the new scheme, which allows anyone who wants to take part in studies to register online or over the phone, will boost much-needed participation in research into the condition, which affects more than 850,000 people […]
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