“Navigating the dementia care system pushed me to breaking point” – Chris’s story
Over the span of a decade, Chris cared for both parents with dementia. He shares his story to highlight the systemic flaws carers face.
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Over the span of a decade, Chris cared for both parents with dementia. He shares his story to highlight the systemic flaws carers face.
Kaur talks about caring for her dad, Mohinder, since his mixed dementia diagnosis, and how community awareness needs to be improved.
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 with dementia’ campaign.
As a carer for her mum, who has vascular dementia, Clare is taking part in our ‘We live with dementia’ campaign to make more people aware of the support our nurses offer.
When her partner Andy was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 52, Christine struggled to know where to turn. She is supporting our ‘We live dementia’ campaign to raise awareness of how our specialist dementia nurses can help.
Andy, 52, lives with young onset dementia. As part of our ‘We live with dementia’ campaign, he shares how his diagnosis affects him and his partner Christine.
Peter shares why he and his puppy Murphy, will be taking part in Dementia UK's 10k Lapland Dash.
As part of Dementia UK’s ‘Fix the funding’ campaign, which is calling for an urgent review of the NHS continuing healthcare funding process, Rachel shares her experience of how the process is flawed for people living with dementia.
Jen, who works at tails.com, explains why she took on the October Dog Walking Challenge for Dementia UK.
When Steve’s mum, who had dementia, was hospitalised after a fall, Steve turned to Dementia UK’s Helpline for support.
Annette reflects on how the NHS continuing healthcare (CHC) funding application process is flawed for people living with dementia.
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 of Malawi.
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.
Helen explains why she's running 300km for Dementia UK in the Brighton Marathon.
Jane talks about the difficult decision to move her husband – living with young onset dementia – into a care home.
Arthur explains how to get the best out of going on holiday with a person who has dementia.
Friends Johnnie, Dirk and Stefan rowed 4,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean to raise funds for families facing dementia.
Emma reflects on her grief journey after the death of her mother Nancy, who had dementia.
Amy Barron talks through organising a Facebook Fundraiser to support more families facing dementia.
Helen Green from the Dementia Helpline talks through how she united one family troubled by sundowning.
Matthew and his brothers raised over £29k at the London Marathon, running for their dad who has dementia.
Admiral Nurse Lindsay White on why she is running the Brighton Marathon to raise funds for Dementia UK.
Michael and Steffan share why they each organised a Tenis-a-thon for Dementia UK and what happened at their events.
Nicky on his experience raising over £4000 for Dementia UK by taking part the Great Manchester Run.
Volunteer Ambassador Urmila Prabhat talks about her Time for a Cuppa tea party, which incorporated delicious her Indian recipes.
Emma tells the story of the London to Brighton challenge she took on with her friend Anna.
Volunteer Ambassador Val Wilson explains why she got involved with Dementia UK and what it means to her.
Caraline organised a Tennis-a-thon challenge at her local country club where they played continuously for 12 hours and raised £2,500.
Colin explains how a Remembrance page helps him keep the memory of his wife Gladys alive.
Admiral Nurse Suzanne Wightman on the experience of holding a Time for a Cuppa event.
Kevin explains why he and his husband have decided to leave a gift to Dementia UK in their Will.
Karen explains why her and her sister and mum decided to leave a gift in their Wills to Dementia UK.
Volunteer Ambassador Manny Kang explains why he took up volunteering for Dementia UK.
Volunteer Ambassador Brenda Foulds explains why she began volunteering for Dementia UK.
Tracy's husband Steve has Lewy body dementia, Tracy talks about support they've received from Admiral Nurse Liz.
Volunteer Ambassador Susan Ogden cared for her husband Peter, who had Alzheimer’s disease, until he sadly died on New Year’s Day 2021.
Rob's shares his story of partner Jayne, who experienced behavioural changes after a car accident and was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 59.
Julie writes about how her Admiral Nurse Rachel helped her understand the complexities of the health and social system – and her husband's diagnosis - when no one else could.
Penny speaks about her relationship with mum Rosemary, who has mixed dementia, and how the Admiral Nurse Dementia Helpline has helped her.
Paul's story shares the difficulties with mental health that many people experience after a loved one has been diagnosed with dementia.
John’s wife Linda was diagnosed with young onset Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 53. They have been supported by Admiral Nurse Lesley.
Penny’s Mum, Rosemary, lives with mixed dementia and is now in a care home. Penny shares how Dementia UK's Admiral Nurse Helpline supported her.
Maq was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2010 at the age of 54. Here he reflects on how the condition affects his day-to-day life.
Joanna’s mum has vascular dementia and is now living in a care home. Joanna talks about the impact that her mum’s condition has had on the whole family over the years.
George was diagnosed with mixed dementia in 2014 at the age of 62 and has spent much of the last eight years meeting people who live with the condition and campaigning for better support and services.