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Monday 21 August 2017

Charity giving


This is a complete departure from my normal writing and I hope you will forgive me for including something so personal, and quite short, on my blog page.

My sister has had Alzheimer's for  2.5 years but we knew that something was wrong long before that: little things like repeating a story and thinking it was the first time.  What is more distressing is that she knows that she has it and even now becomes very upset and tearful because she knows that it is incurable.  There is only 19 months difference in age between us and as so many children do, we fought and quarrelled together, but as we grew older we would talk on the phone for hours and go out together. 

It upsets me now that I cannot ring her and have a telephone conversation because she no longer remembers what goes on from day to dayWhat is worse, she is forgetting what happened in the past.

Around 225,000 people develop dementia in the UK every year - that's equivalent to one person every three minutes and so in September I am taking part in the Alzheimer Society's Memory Walk to raise money to try and develop a world without dementia.  The walk itself is only 8kms (5 miles) but it is the fundraising that is so important.

So please support me by going to my fundraising page and donating

Thank you so much and I hope that the link works!

5 comments:

  1. Good for you & although not sure to donate for UK from Oz, it is close to us too, as hubby's older sister has it & before she was 65 & she's over 70 now & it is quite advanced. When we saw her last year it was so sad. His Mum had dementia as did my Dad too, but that is slightly different & neither got that till their 80's. Both lived into their 90th year. I support different things as in Alzheimers, MS (my niece has it) & a few other charities which I often donate a quilt for a raffle.
    I'm off tomorrow to see our local Riding for the Disabled & if I'd like to volunteer. Have a lovely week & thanks for telling us about above. Take care.

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    1. Thank you for your thoughts and I hope you find time to volunteer and that you get accepted.

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  2. Good Luck with your fundraising

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    1. Thanks Ellen and thank you for your donation. xx

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    2. you are very welcome hope you do well

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