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Gardens can be hives of activity as well as havens of peace. One Bristol charity is enabling people with dementia to enjoy all aspects of garden life.

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Neil Eckersley, in Lancaster, created an art series called ‘I know you’re in there’ in response to his late father’s dementia.

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People living with dementia tell us what they think about devices designed to share your location when you’re out and about.

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Earlier this year, Caroline shared her story about her husband Mark who was diagnosed with Frontotemporal dementia at age 42. While Mark is now in a home full time, Caroline is hoping the family can bring him home for Christmas this year.

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Anne Hoad and her husband Tony tell us how life has changed since she developed a rarer form of dementia called posterior cortical atrophy (PCA).

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Shahbaz Bashir in Peterborough wants to know he did everything that he could as a full-time carer for his father, who has Alzheimer’s disease.

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Michelle Nelson-Greensmith was at our Labour conference stand this year to tell MPs about the realities of dementia.

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Jane Buckels, in Abergavenny, tells us how she walked Offa’s Dyke Path alone with a GPS device, despite the challenges posed by her dementia. 

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Stop Loan Sharks supports people who’ve been targeted by illegal moneylenders, including people affected by dementia.

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Members of Norwich’s Dementia Voice group tell us what they thought of a range of gifts designed with dementia in mind.