Personal stories

Janet shares her experience caring for husband Ben and how they maintained the joy of Christmas after his diagnosis.

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 disease at 54, Gail has dedicated herself to living as full a life as possible.

Andy opens up on how his approach to his dementia diagnosis has changed over time, and the two layers of...

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

As part of Dementia UK’s ‘Fix the funding’ campaign, which is calling for an urgent review of the NHS continuing...

Eshaa shares how young onset dementia impacted her father's capabilities to communicate with his friends and family.

Adult Nursing lecturer and a PhD student  Tidziwe reflects on the lack of awareness of dementia in her home country...

Suzy reflects on the dementia journey of her mother, who was diagnosed with hydrocephalus in her 50s.

Gareth reflects on the challenges of caring for a partner with young onset dementia.

After getting a diagnosis aged 52, a face-to-face appointment with an Admiral Nurse helped change Andy's perspective.

Jane talks about the difficult decision to move her husband – living with young onset dementia – into a care home.