Sharing news of Bob's illness helped enormously
Hilary Cunliffe's husband Bob died of Alzheimer's patient. She said sharing news of his dementia of friends helped.
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We must talk about dementia says Alzheimer's Society
Sian Blackham from the Alzheimer's Society says we must start talking frankly about dementia.
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40 per cent of us scared to admit dementia
Forty per cent of people in the South West would find it difficult to tell their families if they thought they had dementia. That's according to a poll commissioned by Alzheimer's Society published today.
The Society is warning it could mean thousands of people in the region are struggling with the disease, without the support of their families. At the moment, 52,000 people in the South West have been diagnosed with dementia.
Film about Alzheimer's sufferer premieres in London
A Premiere is taking place in London tonight for a new film 'Forget Me Not'. It is the story of 62 year old Jamie Graham from Dauntsey, in Wiltshire who was diagnosed at 59 with early onset Alzheimer's.