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• I love seeing those “lightbulb” moments when people hear the bookcase analogy or recognise something that they can relate to their own experiences.

  09 May 2024

  

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• Me and my Nan by Kira

  09 May 2024

  Kira age 12, wrote this poem based on the experience of her Nan's Alzheimer's, and it was written as part of a school project.

  
  

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• Dementia Friend, Dilys, manages a garden project at a care home for those living with dementia

  23 Apr 2024

  

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• “Knowing that I help other people by doing what I do and I save other people from reinventing the wheel is what matters to me most.”

  29 Feb 2024

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• “Just one small change can make such a big difference in a community.”

  14 Feb 2024

  

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• "Perceptions have been challenged, stigma and fears have been dismantled and myths dispelled.“

  31 Jan 2024

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• Double award win for Dementia Friends Ambassadors in the People Awards

  17 Jan 2024

  

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• Bookcase by Jon

  17 Jan 2024

  Jon wrote this wonderful poem for his mother who is living with dementia after hearing the bookcase analogy which is in our Dementia Friends ... Read more

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• Primary school teams up with a local care home to perform a dementia-friendly nativity play

  20 Dec 2023

  

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• “Becoming a Dementia Friend has been a life-changing experience for me, providing invaluable insights and empathy towards those living with dementia.”

  30 Nov 2023

  

  We hear from Erik, who since becoming a D... Read more

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