"I don’t think we appreciate the process of grief or talk about it enough, so most of us are ignorant about how it can affect us." Emma reflects on her grief ...
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Latest news - Supporter stories
Barbara and Rob Perry’s story: inspiration for This is Dementia
Elizabeth Perry started her social enterprise, This is Dementia, to tackle public stigma around her dad’s condition. Her mom, Barbara, explains how his ...
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Going on holiday with a loved one with dementia
We spoke to Arthur West, whose wife was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2017, about going on holiday with a person who has dementia....
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How the Dementia Helpline supported one family troubled by sundowning
Helen Green works on our Admiral Nurse Dementia Helpline and supports many callers through the challenges of dementia. As the clocks go back this weekend and ...
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Colin’s experience of music and dementia
"Music was one of the things which truly sustained her after the diagnosis. It was the one thing that I knew would help her and myself through the time ahead."...
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Learning a thing or two from our amazing school fundraisers
We’re delighted that Todmorden CE J, I & N School, a church school in West Yorkshire, decided that their chosen charity over Lent would be Dementia UK....
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