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Life after a dementia diagnosis: a guide to setting and reaching goals that matter to you

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. My Life, My Goals is a self-help guide created for people in the early stages of dementia by people with dementia and researchers.

06 Dec 2021

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Research

Exercise therapy in early dementia

From the spring 2016 edition of Care and cure magazine, a major £2.8 million study is being launched into therapy that aims to maintain activity, independence and balance among people living with the early stages of dementia.

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The memory handbook

The memory handbook is for people with mild memory problems. It should give you some ideas and practical strategies to help with living well.

Research

Supporting people with dementia to continue their careers

Research project: Co-produced careers guidance intervention for people with dementia.

Advice

Explaining dementia to children and young people

When a close family member or friend develops dementia, children and young people need support. Think about who should tell them, and what and when you should tell them. You may need to help them understand what dementia is, and what a diagnosis means for their relationship.

Real stories

Memory and migration: ‘I have dementia, but I still remember my past’

Gordon Lambert has transformed his life. From a traumatic upbringing in a former British colony to bringing up his own family in London. Read his incredible story and how he still helps others now, while living with vascular dementia.

11 October 2019

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Axon Neuroscience announces positive results from Phase II trial for a cure to Alzheimer’s Disease – Alzheimer’s Society comment

Today, Axon Neuroscience has announced the results of the Phase II trial for AADvac1, its first-in-class vaccine aimed at slowing down the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease

Real stories

Dear Alzheimer’s: Keith Oliver's letters on living with dementia

Keith Oliver’s new book, ‘Dear Alzheimer’s’, is an intimate and empowering memoir of his experiences living with dementia. The book contains a series of letters addressed to dementia, written as his condition progresses each passing year. Read the first two letters here.

01 May 2019

Real stories

Forget Me Not: Sylvie's tribute essay to her grandad with dementia

Sylvie is a 16 year old student living in Scotland. She wrote a heartfelt essay, titled Forget Me Not, about her granddad's earliest signs of dementia. We have posted Sylvie's essay unedited and exactly as she sent it to us.

05 December 2018

Advice

Telling people about your dementia diagnosis

Dementia will affect many areas of your life, including your relationships. However, there are ways to prepare for and adapt to these changes. Talk to people about your diagnosis when you’re ready. Be honest and let them know how you’re feeling.

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Tips for keeping active and involved when you have dementia

Staying active and involved will help you to live well with dementia. Tips for keeping active include keeping things simple, reducing distractions and breaking tasks down into steps.

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