Stories

• "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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• "My ambition would be to see every single person in the United Kingdom become a Dementia Friend."

  06 Jan 2021

  Jim Ibell is living with dementia and he wants to talk about it. He wants to have conversations with people to help them understand the challenges he faces but also to show them that he is still th... Read more

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• Marina: Why I love being a Champion

  18 Dec 2020

  We recently heard from Dementia Friends Champion Marina Spiteri, who told us how hearing about Dementia Friend... Read more

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• Steph's Champion experience: "I've had emails from staff telling me what an amazing relationship they now have with their grandparents."

  18 Dec 2020

  We’ve had the pleasure of chatting to Steph about her experience of supporting her dad Ted through his dementia journey, and her passion and commitment to being a Dementia Friends Champion. Here, s... Read more

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• Dementia and me - a poem by Kate Nash

  29 Nov 2020

  Kate wrote this touching poem for her Nan who recently passed away. Thank you Kate for sharing these beautiful words with us.

  Dementia and me, by Kate Nash

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• 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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