Stories

• Dementia Friends in action: Casey's story

  25 Apr 2022

  

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• Are You My Memory? By Paula Gray

  21 Apr 2022

  Paula shares the beautiful story behind her poem, Are You My Memory?

  I was privileged to care for a lady ca... Read more

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• Tea, games and laughter: Dementia Friends in action!

  11 Mar 2022

  “Understanding that each person living with dementia will have a different experience encouraged us to run a group that would meet each individual’s needs.”

  We spoke to Hannah, Project... Read more

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• I don't know, but I love you.

  04 Mar 2022

  Thank you to Jordan for sharing this moving poem. Jordan told us: “My mamma inspired the poem and it’s written from one of the last conversations I had with her, as she replied with 'I don’t kn... Read more

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• Laura completes 365 days of skating to raise awareness for dementia

  07 Feb 2022

  After Laura’s family member was diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment, she decided to take action and raise awareness in the best way possible – on roller skates. Wanting to both raise money and... Read more

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• “I could see the joy, but also the other emotions…the struggles, the fear, the anger.”

  07 Jan 2022

  Julie’s passion is photography, and recently she has been illustrating dementia through her work - her images representing the struggles felt by those living with dementia and their families. Today... Read more

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• ‘It’s my ambition to help people’

  06 Jan 2022

  

  101-year old Dabirul Choudhury OBE is the UK’s oldest Dementia Frie... Read more

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• How to be dementia-friendly this festive season

  01 Dec 2021

  

  Whether planning activities and celebrations at home or looking for... Read more

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• "They both put their knowledge as Dementia Friends into action, with the best possible outcome."

  08 Oct 2021

  Today we’re sharing this inspiring story of how on-call firefighters Steve Faircloth and Jonathon Vincent won a Special Performance Recognition Award from Essex County Fire and Rescue Service for t... Read more

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• "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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