Personal stories

Read personal stories from people living with a diagnosis, their family members and friends – as well as our dementia specialist Admiral Nurses.

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

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

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Rob's shares his story of partner Jayne, who experienced behavioural changes after a car accident and was diagnosed with dementia...

Julie writes about how her Admiral Nurse Rachel helped her understand the complexities of the health and social system – and...

Penny speaks about her relationship with mum Rosemary, who has mixed dementia, and how the Admiral Nurse Dementia Helpline has...

Paul's story shares the difficulties with mental health that many people experience after a loved one has been diagnosed with...

John’s wife Linda was diagnosed with young onset Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 53. They have been supported by...

Penny’s Mum, Rosemary, lives with mixed dementia and is now in a care home. Penny shares how Dementia UK's Admiral Nurse...

Maq was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2010 at the age of 54. Here he reflects on how the condition...

Joanna’s mum has vascular dementia and is now living in a care home. Joanna talks about the impact that her...

George was diagnosed with mixed dementia in 2014 at the age of 62 and has spent much of the last...

Fred’s wife Lynne has vascular dementia and is now in a nursing home. Here, Fred shares how his life has...

Siblings, Aqib and Shahbanu, reflect on how their mum’s recent diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease has affected their lives.

Donna Hadley – supported by an Admiral Nurse - talks about her life as a volunteer for Dementia UK.