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Young-onset dementia: Understanding your diagnosis

Our booklet explains the treatments, support and services that are available to people diagnosed with young-onset dementia. Download your copy or order a printed version in the post.

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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. 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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06 December 2021
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My appointments - helping people with dementia keep track of appointments

My appointments is a booklet to help people living with dementia keep a record of the appointments they have with health and social care professionals.

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Great Big Quiz

Join us for The Great Big Quiz - Family Night, a virtual quiz night for the family to help beat dementia!

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People affected by dementia try out HUG – a soft, comforting cuddle
Our panel looks at a specially developed comforter that’s been designed to make you feel like you’re being hugged. Our panel looks at a specially developed comforter that’s been designed to make you feel like you’re being hugged.
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30 November 2021
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Book group: A Tattoo on my Brain, by Daniel Gibbs
We read a book by US neurologist Daniel Gibbs, who was diagnosed with young-onset Alzheimer’s after years of supporting people with dementia. We read a book by US neurologist Daniel Gibbs, who was diagnosed with young-onset Alzheimer’s after years of supporting people with dementia.
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30 November 2021
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Helping a person with dementia feel part of festivities if you can’t be with them
Advice about what you can do to support a friend or relative to feel connected on Christmas Day. Advice about what you can do to support a friend or relative to feel connected on Christmas Day.
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30 November 2021
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Mae’r bobl sy’n cael eu heffeithio gan ddementia yn rhoi cynnig ar HUG – cwtsh meddal, cysurlon
Mae ein panel yn edrych ar gysurwr sydd wedi’i ddatblygu’n arbennig ac sydd wedi’i gynllunio i wneud i chi deimlo fel eich bod yn cael eich cofleidio. Mae ein panel yn edrych ar gysurwr sydd wedi’i ddatblygu’n arbennig ac sydd wedi’i gynllunio i wneud i chi deimlo fel eich bod yn cael eich cofleidio.
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30 November 2021
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Read the winners of our 2021 Dementia together poetry competition
We reveal the winning poets from our 2021 Dementia together magazine poetry competition. Read their poems and why they stood out. We reveal the winning poets from our 2021 Dementia together magazine poetry competition. Read their poems and why they stood out.
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30 September 2021
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Radios and music players designed for people with dementia
Our panel tries out players for radio and music that aim to be easier for people with dementia to use. Our panel tries out players for radio and music that aim to be easier for people with dementia to use.
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30 September 2021
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Book group: Love and Care, by Shaun Deeney
We read journalist Shaun Deeney’s book Love and Care, a memoir about caring for his mother after she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease dementia. We read journalist Shaun Deeney’s book Love and Care, a memoir about caring for his mother after she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease dementia.
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30 September 2021
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