Join us in Arborfield for a friendly charity run raising money for Dementia UK! This is a £5k run.

Arborfield Dementia UK charity run

Lace up and join us in person for a friendly charity run supporting Dementia UK. Sign up and come along to be part of this event and raise money for this really important cause.

Dementia is an umbrella term for a range of progressive disorders affecting the brain, including Alzheimer’s disease.

Dementia is not only liked to older people there are an estimated 70,800 (https://www.dementiauk.org/news/new-figures-show-70800-uk-adults-are-affected-by-young-onset-dementia/) people living with young onset dementia in the UK, where symptoms (https://www.dementiauk.org/information-and-support/young-onset-dementia/young-onset-dementia-different-symptoms/) occurred under the age of 65, which is why it is so important to shine a light on this diseas.

In England in August 2018, the estimated dementia diagnosis rate for under 65s was 41%, compared to 68% for people aged over65.

Awareness amongst GPs is still relatively low and when people are younger, symptoms are often attributed to stress, anxiety (https://www.dementiauk.org/information-and-support/health-advice/managing-anxiety/), depression (https://www.dementiauk.org/information-and-support/health-advice/managing-depression/) or menopause (https://www.dementiauk.org/information-and-support/young-onset-dementia/living-with-young-onset-dementia/perimenopause-and-menopause/)

Dementia UK are a nursing charity who offer advice and support to the whole family.

Help us to help them by gathering sponsorship or donating directly to the charity. The just giving page link will be available on the day.

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