Thank you for your support in 2021
We would like to wish all of our followers and supporters a very Happy Christmas and our best wishes for a restful and healthy festive season. 2021 marked our 15th year as a registered charity and it has been a busy year for our small team. Here are just a few of our highlights: we […]
Three-legged runners raise over £15,000 for Lewy body dementia research
A huge THANK YOU to the amazing Vicky and her friend Alison who completed the Exeter half marathon on three legs, dressed as Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum. Through this amazing feat they raised more than £15,500 for The Lewy Body Society. Vicky has chosen to support The Lewy Body Society as her husband Peter was […]
November events now open for registration
We have two online events taking place in November, with some fascinating speakers. They will both be taking place on Zoom and you can register now via Eventbrite. Mild Cognitive Impairment Monday 1st November, 11am During the last year, Dementia United in Greater Manchester supported the commissioning of the Neurology Academy’s Mild Cognitive Impairment masterclass. […]
Virgin Money Giving fundraising platform to close
We have been informed that from 1st December 2021 the fundraising platform Virgin Money Giving is closing, and no further donations will be accepted. This means it will no longer be an option for supporters who are raising funds for The Lewy Body Society. We continue to have accounts with Justgiving, Facebook donation, and you can donate […]
My experience of the Great North Run
In this blog, Dr Clarissa Giebel, Senior Research Fellow at the University of Liverpool, shares her experience of running the Great North Run in support of The Lewy Body Society. Thank you Clarissa, and well done on also completing the London Marathon a few weeks later. After 18 months, finally setting my trainers onto race-pavement […]
Thank you to our London Marathon team!
The London Marathon returned on 3rd October, with the first full-scale race for two years. Around 8,000 runners took part, with many more running a virtual marathon in locations across the UK. We were only able to secure a single entry in the race this year, but we were delighted that it was taken up […]
Christmas cards now on sale
Our popular Christmas cards are now available from our online shop. By purchasing these cards you will be supporting our efforts to raise awareness of Lewy body dementia, and fund research to help diagnose and treat the disease. Featuring original designs by Design 10 Ltd, they are sure to be as popular as in previous […]
Team at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus raise over £1000 after cycling, walking and running 2079 miles
Earlier this year we were contacted by a member of the Team RLS at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus. They set themselves the challenge of running, walking and cycling the distance from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire to RAF Akrotiri which is a total of 2,079 miles! One of the team members has a close relative […]
Research summary report: Multimodal Imaging in Lewy Body Disorders
We have received the following report from the University of Cambridge, which summarises the progress made following the award of a Lewy Body Society grant in 2015. There are some very positive outcomes, such as an improved understanding of imaging biomarkers in people living with Lewy body dementia, the recruitment of people living with LBD […]
Research methodology update: Analysing the personal experience of couples living and dying with Lewy body dementia
This information about research methodology was shared at the International Mental Health Nursing Research Conference by Allison Bentley, Lead Research Nurse for Lewy body dementia at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. This is part of a study funded by The Lewy Body Society focusing on the narrative stories of people living with Lewy body […]