Stories

• A caregivers experience - A poem by Celia Jenkins

  08 Oct 2020

  Dementia Friends Champion Celia Jenkins wrote this moving poem about her experience of being a caregiver for HomeInstead Care. The poem won the The Care Worker's Charity poetry competition and ... Read more

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• 'I was in constant battles to get Mum the care she needed' - Carol's story

  10 Jul 2020

  After her Mum, Dorothy, was diagnosed with Vascular dementia, Carol Waddington found that there was very little support available to help her. She found herself in what felt like constant battles t... Read more

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• "It stopped me in my tracks" - My experience with my gran made me want to support Dementia Friends

  07 Jul 2020

  Supporting his gran, who had dementia, had a real impact on Neil Robinson. Now Neil has been an active Dementia Friends Champion for over two years and recently made the switch from face-to-face to... Read more

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• Pride Month: delivering Dementia Friends Sessions for LGBT+ groups

  16 Jun 2020

  Benedicta Lasoye is a Dementia Friends Champion. In recognition of Pride Month 2020, here she reflects on Sessions she has run for LGBT+ groups and why it's ... Read more

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• Sheila & the yellow hearts - The stories behind the stats

  26 May 2020

  Sheila was a bright, enthusiastic person. She was a loving wife for over 50 years, a wonderful mum of three and an inspiring grandmother of six. Sheila had been living with dementia for many years ... Read more

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• How an opera singer responded to coronavirus

  13 May 2020

  Like so many of us, Miles Horner’s job was massively impacted by the coronavirus crisis. Miles is a professional opera singer and has been performing internationally for 15 years. When coronavirus ... Read more

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• Teresa’s story: “I’m worried I’ll lose my confidence or that my dementia symptoms will get worse”

  11 May 2020

  Teresa was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s when she was 59. She lives on her own and led a busy and active life, until the pandemic hit. Coronavirus has changed everything for her and is mak... Read more

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• Our response to Coronavirus (Covid-19)

  18 Mar 2020

  In light of the Government's advice on Covid-19, we wanted to let you know what we have been doing and the decisions we are taking to implement the advice on Coronavirus effectively.

  We h... Read more

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• What does it mean to be a Champion?

  13 Mar 2020

  Exploring the lived experience of Dementia Friends Champions: Poetic representation 

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• A neuroscientist walks into a Dementia Friends Session...

  07 Feb 2020

  

  No, it's not the start of joke. Instead, it is... Read more

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