Mike is worried for his wife, Angela, who has Alzheimer's disease. Angela has been declining in her care home because Mike has not been allowed to care for her during coronavirus. He is calling on the Government to let him visit before it’s too late.
Mike is worried for his wife, Angela, who has Alzheimer's disease. Angela has been declining in her care home because Mike has not been allowed to care for her during coronavirus. He is calling on the Government to let him visit before it’s too late.
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Rebecca’s dad, John Carthy, who has dementia, went into a care home at the beginning of the first lockdown. Rebecca worries her dad's dementia will have progressed further by the time she's allowed to help care for him. She explains why she’s signed our urgent letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
Rebecca’s dad, John Carthy, who has dementia, went into a care home at the beginning of the first lockdown. Rebecca worries her dad's dementia will have progressed further by the time she's allowed to help care for him. She explains why she’s signed our urgent letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
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Julie's mum, Eileen, was living well with dementia in her assisted living property before the pandemic. But when Eileen contracted coronavirus, she needed to be admitted to hospital. Julie shares her story, and 'My Poem to Dementia'.
Julie's mum, Eileen, was living well with dementia in her assisted living property before the pandemic. But when Eileen contracted coronavirus, she needed to be admitted to hospital. Julie shares her story, and 'My Poem to Dementia'.
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Anne is grateful for the support she’s had to adapt to living with dementia.
Anne is grateful for the support she’s had to adapt to living with dementia.
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Yvonne Ducasse is doing all she can to keep her family safe during the pandemic.
Yvonne Ducasse is doing all she can to keep her family safe during the pandemic.
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Dementia research has been badly affected by the pandemic, but researchers are doing everything they can to keep their vital work going.
Dementia research has been badly affected by the pandemic, but researchers are doing everything they can to keep their vital work going.
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Relatives desperate for close contact are campaigning for people with dementia in care homes to be able to see family and friends safely.
Relatives desperate for close contact are campaigning for people with dementia in care homes to be able to see family and friends safely.
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Michael Andrews in Bradford, originally from Northern Ireland, is 61. He tells us about life with posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), a type of dementia, during lockdown.
Michael Andrews in Bradford, originally from Northern Ireland, is 61. He tells us about life with posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), a type of dementia, during lockdown.
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Jitendra Kaumar Gupta, a 73-year old man in Bradford with dementia, answers our questions.
Jitendra Kaumar Gupta, a 73-year old man in Bradford with dementia, answers our questions.
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Bea McCarty, in Cardiff, shares how taking on Trek26 last year helped honour her late father-in-law’s memory.
Bea McCarty, in Cardiff, shares how taking on Trek26 last year helped honour her late father-in-law’s memory.
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Jeanne Pring, a Dementia Friends Champion in north London, tells us about supporting her mother-in-law and running information sessions through lockdown.
Jeanne Pring, a Dementia Friends Champion in north London, tells us about supporting her mother-in-law and running information sessions through lockdown.
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Meet Sana Suri, Alzheimer’s Society Research Fellow and Head of Heart and Brain Group at the University of Oxford.
Meet Sana Suri, Alzheimer’s Society Research Fellow and Head of Heart and Brain Group at the University of Oxford.
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