'I don't plan on leaving this world with regrets'

A man who is likely to develop the dementia that has torn his family apart, is in the middle of his "toughest challenge yet" to raise money for Alzheimer's research.

Jordan Adams, 29, is running 245 miles over three days, following the deaths of 12 family members, including his mother, who had frontotemporal dementia (FTD),

"It's completely devastated our family," said Mr Adams who, along with brother Cian, 24, from Redditch, both carry the gene themselves, meaning they will likely develop symptoms in their 40s.

Mr Adams' latest challenge involves running 982 laps of Redditch's Abbey Stadium to represent the 982,000 people living with dementia in the UK.

Together the Adams brothers - known as the FTD Brothers - have previously run the London Marathon, completed 100 laps of Arrow Valley Park in 24 hours, and recently ran the entire length of the UK.

They are hoping to raise a total of £250,000.

"Running is escapism, it's been a massive coping mechanism," said Jordan. "Hence why all of my fundraising exploits come through crazy running challenges."

Mr Adams said he wanted to use the time he had left to make a positive change.

"Sadly, there's nothing [Cian and I] can do to really reduce the risk," he explained.

"The only thing we can do is bang the drum as loudly as we can… about awareness surrounding dementia and raise money towards groundbreaking research that we hope will bring a treatment."

Mr Adams is running 82 miles a day, and has been joined by supporters along the way to cheer him on.

One, Jane Rose, said: "I think he's just one amazing young guy, along with his brother.

"In fact, the whole family are absolutely fabulous and what they do for this disease is just phenomenal."

Matt Smith, also a friend, said Mr Adams had inspired him to run in aid of Alzheimer's himself.

"I ultimately know I'm going to live a much shorter life than most people," said Mr Adams.

"But there's no reason why I can't have a huge impact in the short time that I have.

"A lot of people leave this world with regrets, and I don't plan on doing that."

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