Stories

• "Mum is doing her darnedest to live well with dementia."

  10 Sep 2021

  We love this story of Lyn who is living with dementia and determined to keep doing the things she loves. Here, we hear from Lyn’s daughter Sarah about Lyn’s life, and how she's found a way to h... Read more

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• Daddy Who Am I Today? A poem.

  28 Aug 2021

  Daddy Who Am I Today?

  By Leah Gardner

  Daddy who am I today? Am I your little girl, or my mother tell me please?

  I’ll be whoever you remember, if it... Read more

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• "It was time to pick up the baton and go for it again." Returning to face-to-face Sessions

  30 Jul 2021

  Like many of us, Champion Gina had missed holding face-to-face Dementia Friends Sessions while restrictions were in place during the pandemic. Recently though, she was able to hold an in-person Ses... Read more

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• Hidden behind a disease - a poem by Becky Bishop

  08 Jul 2021

  Hidden behind a disease

  I was once vibrant and full of life but all that has now changed

  I’ve become more forgetful and no longer remember peoples names

  I used to be able t... Read more

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• “I realised that the way we were treating customers with dementia wasn’t quite right."

  24 Jun 2021

  Hear from Ying To, Branch Manager at TSB Bank, and Dementia Friends Champion, about how learning about dementia equipped branch staff with a better understanding of the things they could do to help... Read more

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• A different holiday - a short story

  17 Jun 2021

  

  It takes quite a while for 56 people to get off a coach, stretching... Read more

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• "I realised that there was so much people didn’t know about dementia."

  10 Jun 2021

  Hear from Shamayne about the importance of spreading awareness and being there for everyone affected by dementia. 

  I became a Read more

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• Joining forces to reinvigorate a Dementia Friendly Community

  29 Apr 2021

  Today we hear from Anne Ellis, Dementia Friendly Communities Coordinator for North Somerset about the work she has been doing with Portishead Dementia Friendly Community to refresh their steering g... Read more

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• "I wanted to show that I have understanding and empathy and use this knowledge to help those living with dementia.”

  22 Apr 2021

  Dementia Friend Emily joined our movement in 2013 while supporting her late grandad on his dementia journey. Here, she tells us how becoming a Dementia Friend helped reassure her she was providing ... Read more

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• How can beauty salons help customers affected by dementia?

  12 Apr 2021

  “The Session reassured us that we were doing the right things for our customers, but also opened our eyes to some things we hadn't thought of - like the fact that speaking to someone with de... Read more

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