Carers Week 2022: Rising pressures on unpaid carers as public backing for greater support grows
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68 million unpaid carers concerned for physical and mental health 2:2 million carers worried about ability to cope financially More care is being provided than ever before – even more than during the height of the pandemic Overwhelming public support for more Government action to help unpaid carers Carers Week charities are calling for an […]
Carers Week 2022 – add your voice to the campaign!
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Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. It also helps people who don’t think of themselves as having caring responsibilities to identify as carers and access much-needed support. The campaign is brought […]
More celebrity support for A Scarf for Lewy
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Following the fantastic support from Dame Prue Leith, additional celebrity backing for our campaign has come from actress Paula Wilcox and presenter Anne Robinson. Both have kindly knitted a scarf to help us raise awareness of Lewy body dementia. The scarves will be joined with hundreds of others and wrapped around the Royal Albert Hall […]
Dotty Days 2022 – Save the date
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Our Lewy Body Dementia Awareness Week ‘Dotty Days’ will this year take place from 27th June to 3rd July. If you have an idea for an event to raise awareness or fundraise, then please get in touch. We can provide you with a fundraising pack and help you make the most of your event.
Dame Prue Leith backs A Scarf for Lewy
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Join Dame Prue Leith DBL and knit ‘A Scarf for Lewy’ to wrap around the Royal Albert Hall A Scarf for Lewy, the campaign by The Lewy Body Society to wrap the Royal Albert Hall in a huge scarf to raise awareness of Lewy body dementia, has been given a boost with the support of […]
New study seeks carers to complete an online survey
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Please see below information about a University of Reading study which focuses on informal (i.e. unpaid) caregivers of individuals with parkinsonism symptoms. They are building an online intervention to support these caregivers, but first need to garner their opinions and feedback about the website’s features. Who can take part? Do you provide unpaid care to […]
A Scarf for Lewy
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On 22nd September 2022 we are holding an event with a difference… We are going to wrap a huge scarf around the entire circumference of the Royal Albert Hall in London, a massive 244m. All to raise awareness of Lewy body dementia, the second most common type of dementia in older people. Lewy body dementia […]
Registration now open for ILBDC2022
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You can now register for the International Lewy Body Dementia Conference 2022! It will be a great chance to meet other people affected by the disease and hear about the latest developments in research. The ‘Living with Lewy’ strand, aimed at people living with dementia and carers, is free to attend and takes place on […]
Fantastic Christmas and New Year fundraisers
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Thank you to Philipa Jones and her friends and family who braved the cold sea on New Years Day. They raised a fantastic £825 and raised awareness of Lewy body dementia by wearing dots and proudly displaying our banner. Our grateful thanks also to our Ambassador Les Magee who raised £450 with her annual Christmas at […]
Volunteers required for new Lewy body dementia study
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Markers of Progression in Dementia with Lewy Bodies Researchers at University College London are investigating markers of progression in DLB. The aim is identify blood tests and brain markers that can help with monitoring progression. This will help make trials of new treatments more effective. What will it involve? Two visits to University College London: […]