Jurrasic GROUP FOR W DORSET, E DEVON, and S SOMERSET DO YOU – YOUR PARTNER – YOUR PARENT – OR SOMEONE YOU CARE FOR have Lewy Body Dementia? You need not be alone. To meet others in the area who have or who care for someone with this condition to form a hobnobbing, hand holding, […]
The family of Gwil Debnam of Ince near Chester have held a Dinner Dance and Auction in his memory, to raise awareness of dementia with Lewy bodies, which he battled for five years, and support the work of the Lewy Body Society. The Dinner Dance took place on Saturday 15th June – to coincide […]
Shelley ran this race in memory of her Gran. Shelley says..” She was an amazing lady, and the best Gran in the world! She started with dementia many years ago and then eventually got diagnosed with dementia with lewy bodies. She ended up in a home and over time the condition got the better of […]
Help raise Lewy body a-wearness without getting cold and wet! To celebrate the Lewy Body Society’s 9th birthday and in honour of the Society’s much loved Patron, June Brown, we have designated the whole month of June to raising awareness of Lewy body dementia. To download the package just click the link. What’s it L […]
I would like to thank everybody who contributed to my recent survey looking at the support and information given to families when one of them has a diagnosis of Dementia with Lewy Bodies. The survey ran for a month and is now closed but during that time 125 people responded which gives me an excellent […]
A landmark breakthrough by British scientists at the University of Leicester is reported on the BBC. A chemical which can stop brain cell death in a neurodegenerative disease could hold the key for treating Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntingdon’s diseases, scientists say. Use this link to the BBC report. An excellent followup article also from the […]
Janine Beighton will be jumping from 15,000ft on October 19th 2013 to raise funds for the Lewy Body Society in memory of her father-in-law. You can sponsor Janine via the following link: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/JanineBeighton
Congratulations to Team LBS – Jacqui and Mike – for succeeding at the BUPA Great Manchester 10K Run. Jacqui, LBS CEO and Treasurer, who was running in memory of her Dad, declared: “What a fantastic day in Manchester, the sun was shining and 40,000 people raising funds and awareness for charities and causes that mean […]
[Source: Care Industry News] The NHS has launched new online information profiles that will help people to choose, compare and comment on care homes and other care services. The new profiles, part of the NHS Choices website, will create the most definitive online source of information on care services, including: essential information from every registered […]
Many thanks to UK healthcare consultancy, Mednet Consult who organised a 20-mile charity walk in the Lake District to raise money for the Lewy Body Society on Friday 14 June. You can still make a donation at their JustGiving page. If you work for an organisation that might be interested in fundraising for the Lewy […]
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