Alzheimer’s Survivor Completes Walk from Land’s End to London
Judy Benjamin walked nearly 550 miles across England to share her experience of living with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Her walk is complete, but her work continues: encouraging early assessment, conversations about brain health, and active lives after diagnosis.
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Judy Benjamin speaks with News 3’s Anthony Sabella about her 550-mile England walk, the people she met, and her continuing efforts to share hope after an Alzheimer’s diagnosis.
Dr. Judy Benjamin, an 82-year-old Alzheimer’s survivor, completed her approximately 550-mile walk from Land’s End to London on Friday, September 25, finishing at Lambeth Bridge after taking 1.3 million steps since her August 1 departure.
Judy Benjamin reflects on completing her approximately 550-mile walk from Land’s End to London. She shares the places and conversations that stayed with her, why early assessment matters, and her message that life after an Alzheimer’s diagnosis can still hold interests, plans, and purpose.
Southwark News featured Dr. Judy Benjamin as she prepared for the final day of her approximately 550-mile walk from Land’s End to London, highlighting her journey and continued Alzheimer’s advocacy.
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