“I thought it would be a rather sombre occasion but the opposite was the case”, Denise said. Monday marks a day in which “Alzheimer’s organizations around the world concentrate their efforts on raising awareness about Alzheimer’s and dementia”, according to the Fisher Center for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation.

The charity is sharing its expertise in supporting people living with dementia by offering a practical tool to help improve the wider charity sector’s fundraising contacts with vulnerable people.

A new research has shed light on brain’s progression from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to Alzheimer’s-type dementia by showing the typical patterns.

“It was heartening to see so many people who were taking part from Wearside and South Tyneside because they helped make it a massive show of strength and that would have grabbed people’s attention which is so important”.

The number of people with dementia is steadily increasing – more than 45,000 people in Wales in 2015 – and the Alzheimer’s Society believes that careful planning is needed to ensure the proper care is in place to support those who need it. We also have their family members and their friends.

“If we raise enough money to find a cure or at least be able to slow it down, it would really benefit the lives of those who suffer from it”.