The Lewy Body Society CEO Jacqueline Cannon, declared the BUPA Great Manchester Run a “fabulous, fabulous day!” after running the race for the second year in memory of her father, whom she lost to Lewy Body Dementia in January 2010. Jacqui reports, “It was very hot on the course today and I am just glad […]
For the second year running Mednet Consult have chosen to donate the proceeds of their May Charity Walk to the Lewy Body Society. There’s still time to donate at their JustGiving page. The 19 mile walk will encompass a long and challenging route through Haworth and Hebden Bridge, with parts going over remote moorland in […]
Stafford ran the London marathon to raise money for The Lewy Body Society and in memory of his grandfather who recently passed away after living with DLB for 7 years. http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/StaffordSansome
A huge THANK YOU to Stafford Sansome and Leanne Griffiths who ran the Virgin London Marathon for the Lewy Body Society – and to everyone who has supported them to raise awareness of Lewy body dementia. If you’d like to donate, there’s still time……
Leanne Griffiths took on the challenge of this year’s London Marathon to raise funds for The Lewy Body Society. Her Granddad was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia in Spring last year. To donate, please visit Leanne’s JustGiving page. Read more in Leanne’s local paper.
Kate Fellows, whose father has Lewy body dementia, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania in January to raise funds for the Lewy Body Society. She says, “With the incredible support of family, friends, people I have barely kept in touch with over the years, and total strangers on the street, I have now managed to raise […]
Carolyn (Caz) Whittle will head from the heights of Derbyshire to the hills of Tuscany to run in the Florence Marathon on 24 November, where she will be raising money to help people affected by Lewy body dementias. You can find out Caz’s reasons for running – and also make a donation – by visiting […]
Families hit by a Lewy Body Dementia can feel they’ve got a mountain to climb as they face the impact of the symptoms, grappling with health and social care arrangements and sometimes holding on by their finger-tips to a sense of normality. Now Andrea and Sean have scaled an iconic peak, Kilimanjaro, the highest freestanding […]
Chris Brailsford and his family’s running team is once again running for the Lewy Body Society in the Sheffield Great Yorkshire Run on the 29th September. The team is now 6 strong and spans 3 generations, as his Dad who is 73 is running with them this year. http://www.justgiving.com/teams/lewybody2013
Well done and thank you to Macushla Hughes for completing the Great London Run (14th July 2013) on such a hot day.
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