Personal stories

Helen shares her family’s experiences of trying to navigate the fragmented health and social care system after her mum was...

Kerry shares her experience of caring for her husband, Charles, and the difficulty finding any sort of specialist support. 

Andy opens up on how his approach to his dementia diagnosis has changed over time, and the two layers of...

Mike Parish, Founder of the LGBTQ+ Dementia Advisory Group, shares his journey caring for husband Tom and overcoming the fear...

When Elliott’s father was diagnosed with young onset Alzheimer’s disease in his fifties, family life was changed forever.

Over the span of a decade, Chris cared for both parents with dementia. He shares his story to highlight the...

Kaur talks about caring for her dad, Mohinder, since his mixed dementia diagnosis, and how community awareness needs to be...

Saïna opens up about how her grandfather’s dementia has affected her, and how songwriting has provided a release.

Peter shares why he and his puppy Murphy, will be taking part in Dementia UK's 10k Lapland Dash.

As part of Dementia UK’s ‘Fix the funding’ campaign, which is calling for an urgent review of the NHS continuing...

Jen, who works at tails.com, explains why she took on the October Dog Walking Challenge for Dementia UK.

When Steve’s mum, who had dementia, was hospitalised after a fall, Steve turned to Dementia UK’s Helpline for support.