I’m taking up the Dementia Adventure DA85 Challenge. This is a pledge to raise money by completing 85 miles, in whatever way you want, where every mile represents 10,000 of the 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK. One of those people is my mother, cared for by my brother.
Dementia Adventure aims to enable people living with dementia to get outdoors, connect with nature, themselves and their community, and keep a sense of adventure in their lives. Launching on 15 April (Good Friday) 2022 which is my mother’s birthday. What I’m aiming to do is an 85 mile cycle ride linking the two cathedrals of Rochester and Canterbury in Kent. It will start in Rochester and take the Pilgrim’s Trail route through Ashford to Canterbury, then the Crab and Winkle Trail to Whitstable before heading back to Rochester on national Cycle Route 1. Probably about 50% off road and it will definitely be a challenge for me to complete this in a day! Plan to do it during Dementia Awareness Week 2022 (17 -22 May). Exact day determined by weather – I do like a challenge but I prefer good weather! Please cheer me on, think about a donation on Just Giving,and/or set up your own DA85 challenge
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