Alzheimer’s support charity gets £500 from Lincolnshire Freemasons

The Bob’s Brainwaves Alzheimer’s support charity that earned praise from a Government minister has been given £500 by Lincolnshire Freemasons from Daylight Lodge.

When she was Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Victoria Atkins praised founder Chris Suich for her work in creating an information pack for people living with memory loss. She said: “Bob’s Brainwaves is an excellent support pack for new carers to those who are living with memory loss. Chris has used her personal experience as both a teacher and carer of her husband Bob to create a helpful pack that can be given to new carers at the point of diagnosis. This is not only useful and time saving, but a helping hand from its inspiring founder.”

Bob’s Brainwaves offers information for those who are just beginning their journey of memory loss through dementia. Chris said: “I went through this journey with my husband Bob who had early onset dementia. It made us feel bewildered and alone; we wanted to support others with some of the information that lightened our load. Having experienced first hand how hard it was to find out how to get help following a dementia diagnosis, we aimed to collate as much useful information as possible in one place. Our information is currently focused on Louth, but much of it will be relevant to the whole of East Lindsey, Lincolnshire and beyond.”

The Master if Daylight Lodge Peter Rafferty handed over the funds, saying: “The dedication and love that Chris shows towards her husband, who is in care and after whom the charity was founded, is phenomenal. I was extremely humbled by the volume of unpaid work she and others put into this excellent cause.”

In the picture with Peter and Chris are Mike King from `Daylight Lodge and Pat King, Treasurer of Bob’s Brainwaves.