Race Against Dementia
Race Against Dementia was established by Sir Jackie Stewart OBE following his wife’s diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia. It was set up to raise money to fund breakthrough and innovative dementia research.
More than 55 million people around the world are living with dementia. According to the Race Against Dementia a new person develops dementia every 3 seconds.
Race Against Dementia is celebrated every January 21st as this is Lady Helen Stewarts birthday.
Dementia is not a specific disease but “an umbrella term for a group of symptoms like memory loss, thinking problems (judgement, language, problem-solving) and mood/behaviour changes caused by underlying brain diseases that damage nerve cells.” It is progressive meaning symptoms worsen over time and affects daily life with Alzheimer’s being the most common cause, though vascular dementia and others exist.
The Race Against Dementia encourages people to take action by doing a 3K challenge (like running, walking, or playing 3 hours of games) and donating to the cause using the hashtag #RADDay
