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After not running for years, Lorraine faced her fear of heights to do a charity run across the Forth Bridge in memory of her dad Jimmy. 

Yoga and its benefits have been talked about for years, but have you heard of a yoga sound bath? Once our team at our Brain Health & Dementia Resource Centre in Kilmarnock had personally participated in the sound bath experience from Fiona Smith at Resonate Yoga, they knew it made sense to bring this activity to the Centre.

Chris explains how his gran Patricia’s dementia diagnosis changed the way he thought about the condition and inspired him to take on a 100-mile challenge.

Jo describes the importance of staying connected to nature for her mum Sue, who is living with mixed dementia. 

The winter 2024 edition of our Dementia in Scotland magazine has now been published. 

Kathleen talks about her passion for helping people after an amazing 25 years of volunteering for our Dementia Helpline.

Burlesque performer and circus ringmistress Roxy Stardust tells how her gran Joan inspired her to live a life of adventure and to raise funds for Alzheimer Scotland.

John and Rosemary share their story about how you can live well with dementia when travelling and having trips away on holiday. 

Shane describes how he overcame severe anxiety and took on a terrifying double challenge to raise money in honour of his mum Emily, who has frontotemporal dementia.