Personal stories

Richard shares his experience caring for his mother, Peggy, and why he’s chosen to leave a gift to Dementia UK...

Mahersh opens up on the struggles he and wife Nishma have faced in their attempts to secure CHC funding for...

Lizzie shares her experience as a young carer after her dad, Rob, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia at age 58.

After being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at 54, Gail has dedicated herself to living as full a life as possible.

Helen shares her family’s experiences of trying to navigate the fragmented health and social care system after her mum was...

Mike Parish, Founder of the LGBTQ+ Dementia Advisory Group, shares his journey caring for husband Tom and overcoming the fear...

When Elliott’s father was diagnosed with young onset Alzheimer’s disease in his fifties, family life was changed forever.

Kaur talks about caring for her dad, Mohinder, since his mixed dementia diagnosis, and how community awareness needs to be...

Saïna opens up about how her grandfather’s dementia has affected her, and how songwriting has provided a release.

Ricky’s talks about how his Gran’s dementia diagnosis impacts his whole family and why he is supporting the ‘We live...

As a carer for her mum, who has vascular dementia, Clare is taking part in our ‘We live with dementia’...

When her partner Andy was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 52, Christine struggled to know where to turn....