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Latest news - Guest Blog

Lawrence brothersLawrence brothers
September 9, 2019

It Runs in the Family…

Matthew Lawrence and his two brothers have raised over £29,000 for us at the Virgin Money London Marathon. They have all run for their dad who has dementia, ...

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Dementia UK Events Guest Blog
Admiral Nurse Helen GreenAdmiral Nurse Helen Green
August 22, 2019

A chat with our Admiral Nurse, Helen Green, before her Great North Run challenge

With events season well and truly underway, Helen Green provides some words of encouragement to our challenge event fundraisers...

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Joanne Freeman, Admiral NurseJoanne Freeman, Admiral Nurse
August 6, 2019

Driving with Dementia

Driving is something that many people take for granted, so when a person is diagnosed with dementia, they may start to worry that they will no longer be able to...

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Five cousins running a half marathon to raise money for for Dementia UKFive cousins running a half marathon to raise money for for Dementia UK
July 19, 2019

Running the Royal Parks Half Marathon for Grandad

We are a group of five cousins that are running the Royal Parks half marathon in aid of our amazing Grandad; the most incredible person that we know....

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Alison Stewart and Hilda HayoAlison Stewart and Hilda Hayo
April 3, 2019

Reconnecting to someone with dementia through the arts

A guest blog from Alison Stewart, intern at the Northampton Filmhouse and the Royal & Derngate. Her focus has been on reaching people living with dementia and ...

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Lady reading a book on a benchLady reading a book on a bench
March 7, 2019

World Book Day – supporting people with dementia and their family carers to continue reading

In this guest blog, Dementia UK’s Practice and Professional Development Lead, Rachel Thompson, tells us about some of challenges reading poses to people ...

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Debby - Admiral NurseDebby - Admiral Nurse
February 4, 2019

The challenges of living with both a diagnosis of cancer and dementia

For this year’s World Cancer Day, we spoke to Admiral Nurse, Debby Veigas, around the challenges that caring for someone with dementia and cancer brings....

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snowflake ornament on treesnowflake ornament on tree
December 20, 2018

Helping a relative or friend with dementia have a peaceful Christmas

Dementia Specialist Admiral Nurse Dave Bell has worked on the Helpline for more than ten years. He believes that everyone can have a peaceful Christmas and feel...

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Dementia UK fundraiserDementia UK fundraiser
October 16, 2018

Peak District Trekfest 2018 – Getting through the highs and lows

As with anything in life, there are highs and lows. Since undertaking Trekfest for Dementia UK, one of my highs has become realising how fit I actually am. ...

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Events Guest Blog
July 10, 2018

A Dementia UK team effort at the Great North Run

A Dementia UK team effort at the Great North Run We spoke to our Service Evaluator, Lucy Crystal, and Admiral Nurse, Brian Walton, about their participation in ...

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