Seven dementia stories

ByJDCteam

Alzheimer’s Society have released a new film where carers and people living with dementia – Beverly, Mark, Eugenie, Alma, Trevor, Liz and Errol – share their experiences of daily life with dementia. 

The film has been made to highlight that, unless you have dementia yourself or care for someone that does, it can be difficult to understand what the reality of day-to-day life is like.  

You can watch the film, and find out more from the participants, here: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/blog/this-is-our-dementia 

  

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