Stories

• Universal Children's Day

  20 Nov 2018

  Today is Universal Children's Day and we'd like to highlight the amazing work being done in Costa Rica, the first country in Latin America to implement Dementia Friends. 13 year old Demen... Read more

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• Inspector Neil Taylor reaches 500 Dementia Friends!

  16 Nov 2018

  Neil is a Dementia Friends Champion, Inspector for West Yorkshire Police and Chair of Dementia Friendly Todmorden. He finds the three roles complement each other saying “I am very proud of being a ... Read more

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• Russell is on a mission

  05 Nov 2018

  Champion Russell Jenness shares his story:
  
  I’m Russell Jenness and I work for Go South Coast who run local bus services across the South Coast from the Isle of Wight and up as far as ... Read more

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• 'Dad always enjoys going for dinner' - Sarah's story

  22 Aug 2018

  
  
  Dementia Friend Sarah sho... Read more

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• Helping friends to live well with dementia - Frank's story

  02 Aug 2018

  
  Dementia Friend Frank Sheppar... Read more

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• Line dancing and Dementia Friends - Ann's Story

  27 Jul 2018

  
  Dementia Friend Ann Conroy sh... Read more

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• Taxi 'hero' praised for looking after woman with dementia

  25 Jul 2018

  
  
  Here... Read more

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• We've reached 2.5 million Dementia Friends!

  18 Jul 2018

  
  
  Alzheimer’s Society is pr... Read more

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• Dom's story - 'My own sons are now going through the same experiences that I went through those many years ago’

  15 Jun 2018

  
  Dementia is the biggest health crisis facing society. Someone develops the condition every three minutes.
  
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• Day 7 of Dementia Action Week 2018: Rosemary's story

  27 May 2018

  To mark the final day of Dementia Action Week we thought we'd share a second, bonus story with you from one of our Dementia Friends.
  
  Rosemary support her mother who is living with de... Read more

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