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Running from the Truth

A fuzzy picture of runners. I'm trying to recapture the fuzziness in the former runner's eyes as he tries to remember

If your Truth differs from mine, is it worth fighting about? What can dementia teach us?

Taking the Plunge

Two figures, a male and a female, viewed from a distance, seen going into the sea together — they're up to their knees in the water. The sea is an azure blue, with small waves breaking just in front of the two figures

There’s excitement in the air, as our stories of love and dementia both take a new twist.

Coming Out

A hand is opening a red curtain to the world

How Alan went public with Lena’s dementia diagnosis — and how she reacted.

Being Normal

Schoolchildren country dancing in a big circle during the St George's Day celebrations outside the old Stockport Market Hall.

With dementia, the one thing you want to forget is that you have dementia.

School’s out

School crossing roadsigns, but with a red line cancelling the two children crossing on the sign. The word 'School' on the sign below has been mostly blacked out.

What if we treated education the same way we handle dementia care?

Life with meaning and purpose

A hand is taking a blue and white sock out of the washing basket.

For people with dementia, loss of meaning and purpose is maybe even more important than loss of memory. So let’s change that.

Sharing the present

Lena is leaning back against our black hire-car on a sunny morning, ready for the journey. Her arms are raised on the car to embrace the sun

Dementia made it difficult to share the past with Lena. But sharing the present was still precious.

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