Phil Chapman will run in the Robin Hood Half Marathon to raise funds for Our Dementia Choir, a Nottingham charity that has significantly improved his wife Louise’s quality of life after her diagnosis with young-onset Alzheimer's disease.
A man has revealed the special reason why he has decided to run in the Robin Hood Half Marathon this year in support of a Nottingham charity. Phil Chapman’s wife, Louise Chapman, was diagnosed with young-onset Alzheimer’s disease in December 2021 and joining Vicky McClure ’s Our Dementia Choir has “immeasurably improved” the couple’s lives.
Mrs Chapman used to work in a high profile job in the charity sector, with colleagues and friends and family starting to notice she “was making mistakes she would have never made before and that there was clearly something wrong” by 2017. Getting a diagnosis was not the only thing the couple, from Hayfield in the High Peak, had to wait a long time for as support was also late to arrive.
Mrs Chapman then eventually joined the choir in April 2023, which she “absolutely loved”. Mr Chapman said: “The moment she started singing she just lit up. I got my old Louise back, it was amazing. The moment she joined changed both of our lives. Mr Chapman, who is a full-time carer, has now set up a fundraiser to support Our Dementia Choir, which has so far raised more than £900. He said: “I wanted to do the Robin Hood Half Marathon because Nottingham is the home of the choir and they're one of the nominated charities and I thought it would be nice to represent a charity that we've benefited so much from.
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