Paul Monaghan is living with dementia and has been feeling the cold. With energy bills on the rise, he wonders if it will soon become difficult to heat the whole house.
Paul Monaghan is living with dementia and has been feeling the cold. With energy bills on the rise, he wonders if it will soon become difficult to heat the whole house.
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Aducanumab is a drug that has been developed as a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. Find out more about the drug, its path to approval in the US, and what it means for people with dementia in the UK.
Aducanumab is a drug that has been developed as a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. Find out more about the drug, its path to approval in the US, and what it means for people with dementia in the UK.
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Remembering the loss of a loved one at Christmas can make the festive period a very emotional time. In this moving piece, Susan Barlow recounts the what-would-be last Christmas with her husband Ian in his care home in 2019.
Remembering the loss of a loved one at Christmas can make the festive period a very emotional time. In this moving piece, Susan Barlow recounts the what-would-be last Christmas with her husband Ian in his care home in 2019.
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Louise lost her dad at the start of the pandemic a week before her mum, Marion, received her dementia with Lewy bodies diagnosis. After leaving her job to be a carer, and with mental health problems of her own, Louise is trying her best to help her mum live well with dementia.
Louise lost her dad at the start of the pandemic a week before her mum, Marion, received her dementia with Lewy bodies diagnosis. After leaving her job to be a carer, and with mental health problems of her own, Louise is trying her best to help her mum live well with dementia.
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Dementia can bring a lot of changes to a person’s life. Working on a goal can have a positive impact, providing a focus and making a person feel more confident and in control.
Dementia can bring a lot of changes to a person’s life. Working on a goal can have a positive impact, providing a focus and making a person feel more confident and in control.
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Loraine adores her father, Martin, but says she has watched the progression of his mixed dementia for long enough. Loraine shares the emotional experience of her dad not recognising her, the challenges of non-verbal communication and other difficulties that the later stages of dementia can bring.
Loraine adores her father, Martin, but says she has watched the progression of his mixed dementia for long enough. Loraine shares the emotional experience of her dad not recognising her, the challenges of non-verbal communication and other difficulties that the later stages of dementia can bring.
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Alzheimer’s Society has supported BBC’s Holby City on a dementia storyline featuring much-loved character, Carole Copeland.
Alzheimer’s Society has supported BBC’s Holby City on a dementia storyline featuring much-loved character, Carole Copeland.
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Community leader Morcea Walker talks to us about the specific challenges of dementia in the Black community and her passion for raising awareness.
Community leader Morcea Walker talks to us about the specific challenges of dementia in the Black community and her passion for raising awareness.
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Daphne Cumbermack emigrated to the UK not once, but twice. Here, she and her daughter, Michelle discuss the dignity and quiet resilience she showed in setting up a life for her and a future for her children.
Daphne Cumbermack emigrated to the UK not once, but twice. Here, she and her daughter, Michelle discuss the dignity and quiet resilience she showed in setting up a life for her and a future for her children.
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For Steve, getting his diagnosis of young-onset dementia wasn't easy. After being let down by a doctor, he describes how a documentary encouraged him to finally go back and push for a diagnosis. Now, Steve advises anyone worried about themselves or a loved one to do the same.
For Steve, getting his diagnosis of young-onset dementia wasn't easy. After being let down by a doctor, he describes how a documentary encouraged him to finally go back and push for a diagnosis. Now, Steve advises anyone worried about themselves or a loved one to do the same.
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James is a young artist with autism who helps to care for his grandmother, Joan. She moved in with James and his mum when the first coronavirus lockdown made Joan isolated and confused. Now Joan, who has vascular dementia, and James are regularly enjoying artistic activities together and both benefit from them.
James is a young artist with autism who helps to care for his grandmother, Joan. She moved in with James and his mum when the first coronavirus lockdown made Joan isolated and confused. Now Joan, who has vascular dementia, and James are regularly enjoying artistic activities together and both benefit from them.
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Throughout her life, Megan has been impacted by dementia – with each of her four grandmothers being affected by dementia at some point in their lives. Megan discusses what it’s like to have multiple family members with dementia, and what this has taught her about the condition.
Throughout her life, Megan has been impacted by dementia – with each of her four grandmothers being affected by dementia at some point in their lives. Megan discusses what it’s like to have multiple family members with dementia, and what this has taught her about the condition.
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