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Sue Strachan’s myth-busting mission began when she was diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2014. She wants The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes to give hope to others facing a dementia diagnosis.
Real stories
Real stories
Jacqueline Harrison is the registered manager at a nursing home where many residents are living with dementia. Read her story and poem, ‘Dignity’, written as a reminder for staff to see beyond dementia when providing care.
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Real stories
Val’s partner Ivana has Alzheimer’s disease and currently lives in a care home. Here Val shares her reaction to the BBC’s Panorama: Crisis in Care programme and her experience of the failing care system in the UK.
Research
Research
Josie Clarkson, a Dementia Support Worker and science writer in South London, looks at research into mushrooms and brain function.
Information
Information
We share a wide range of people’s experiences in our magazine, Dementia together. Its editor, Danny Ratnaike, looks at how we do this and how you could help us represent diverse voices and communities.
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Real stories
For 2019's Dementia Action Week we invited people affected by dementia to takeover our social media and answer your questions. The theme was #AskUsAnything and here are their answers to your dementia questions.
Real stories
Real stories
John, 68, appears in our Dementia Action Week film - Kids interview people with dementia. John was diagnosed with dementia five years ago. He spoke to us about his experiences and shared some advice on talking about dementia with someone you know.
Research
Research
An international team of researchers has identified a brain disorder, known as LATE, that mimics the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s Society researcher, Dr Kirsty McAleese shares what this means for dementia research.

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