Personal stories

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....

Andy, 52, lives with young onset dementia. As part of our ‘We live with dementia’ campaign, he shares how his...

When Steve’s mum, who had dementia, was hospitalised after a fall, Steve turned to Dementia UK’s Helpline for support.

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

Heather shares her experience of attending a Closer to Home clinic with Admiral Nurse Debi.

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, an appointment with an Admiral Nurse helped change Andy's perspective.