Stories

• 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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• Where did you go? By Lisa Marshall-Hill

  10 Apr 2021

  Where did you go? Although you are still here,

  your look of confusion fills me with fear.

  I am part of your family, can’t you see? Why don’t you recognise it, as you are looking at me?... Read more

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• Why I became a Dementia Friend

  31 Mar 2021

  "Being a Dementia Friend gives you the opportunity to put yourself in the shoes of people with dementia and ... Read more

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• "Staff are able to think about visitors’ experiences in a whole new light." Dementia Friends at the National Museum of the Royal Navy

  29 Mar 2021

  Champion Joanna Valentine, who works at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, says running virtual Sessions has enabled her to spread the word further and wi... Read more

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• Time Passes By - a poem by Norm McNamara

  09 Mar 2021

  Time Passes By

  Days, months, years, forever pass us by,

  Mostly all, in the blink of an eye,

  As time goes on, remembering gets hard,

  With every passing Birthday card,<... Read more

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• Delivering virtual Sessions: Nandini's experience

  26 Feb 2021

  Nandini Balakumar is a Dementia Friends Champion with a passion for helping spread knowledge and respect for people in all walks of life. Here, she tells us about why she became a Champion, the con... Read more

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• For Grandma - a poem by Hayley Walker

  10 Feb 2021

  Hayley wrote this beautiful poem for her Grandma, whose memory has been deteriorating during the time that Hayley and her family have been unable to visit, due to the pandemic. Hayley says "I ... Read more

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• "We have created more dementia awareness than we could ever have imagined."

  22 Jan 2021

  We love to shout out about the brilliant work being done by Dementia Friendly Communities across England and Wales. Today it’s Gillingham in North Dorset who are committed to finding ways to improv... Read more

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• Dementia Friends: A ray of sunshine and hope

  22 Jan 2021

  “During this period we have seen Dementia Friends step forward to offer a ray of sunshine, hope and love to those living with Dementia.”

  Ready to feel inspired? West Rainton and Leamside Deme... Read more

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• Stairway to Heaven - a poem by Kate Nash

  13 Jan 2021

  Stairway to Heaven

  The time has come for me to leave and continue my journey on, I’ll forever be by your side, in your hearts I will never really be gone.

  I will be there every ... Read more

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