Ananga & Jo’s Vow – ‘We’ll stand by each other’
Ananga and Jo Moonesinghe discuss all things life, from how they met, to their experience with Ananga’s Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis and hopes for the future
Ananga and Jo Moonesinghe discuss all things life, from how they met, to their experience with Ananga’s Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis and hopes for the future
In 2017, Laura found out she carries a rare gene which means she will develop early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Now she’s using the Dementia Revolution to speak out about her diagnosis.
Need a reminder as to why your research is important? Take a look at Tracy and Steve’s story shared from the Dementia UK website
Some viewers may find this film upsetting. Bruce Bovill gives a brave and moving account of his experience caring for his wife, Jan, in the later stages of her dementia.
Mum-of-two Carla Bramall began showing the symptoms of dementia at just 30-years-old, and she was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s at just 36. Now 39, Carla is bedbound in a care home, unable to recognise her family or even speak or move her head. Carla’s mum Rita Pepper and brother Lee Bramall have decided to speak…
Wave 2 of the Alzheimer’s Research UK Dementia Attitudes Monitor gives detailed insight into the UK’s attitudes towards and understanding of dementia
The story of Carol Jennings and how her family’s uncommon form of Alzheimer’s led scientists to a breakthrough.
Dr Kahryn Hughes talks with Professor Ann Oakley founder-director of the Social Science Research Unit at University College London
19-year-old Maisie is a student currently living alone with her nan, Terry, who has Alzheimer’s disease. Being a young carer at any time brings challenges, but coronavirus makes daily life harder for Maisie, as she starts to feel more and more lonely.
Rose celebrated her 92nd birthday in February. She has dementia and lives on her own in a flat in the London borough of Tower Hamlets. With the support of family, carers and Alzheimer’s Society, Rose has lived on her own since her husband died 30 years ago. In this film Rose, her daughter Sue, and…
Tracey, 51, who was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, talks about her dementia journey from diagnosis to the support she has received from Alzheimer’s Society.
Photo: Pat (left), posing with husband David, daughter Robyn and newborn Poppy Joan Pat Sikes husband, David, lives with dementia. She explains the power of speaking out instead of stewing in guilt. In many families where someone develops dementia there can be quite a time lag – in some cases, years – between the onset…