Lost Down Memory Lane

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Caring for Alzheimer’s – A Personal Journey.

By Dawn Fanshawe, As a student, she worked as a care assistant in many Elderly & Mentally Infirm homes across London, and in 2006 she brought her mother – who was at the time living on a remote island in the Orkney Isles and had early onset Alzheimer’s Disease – to live with her in her new family home in Nottingham.

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Did you know that –

– I in 8 adults in the UK are carers?

– Three in five people will be carers at some point in their lives in the UK?

– Another 7.7 million people will develop dementia around the world every year?

– As of 2013, there were an estimated 44.4 million people with dementia worldwide. This number will increase to an estimated 135.5 million in 2050?

The chances are that you know someone who has been diagnosed with dementia.

Maybe you are one of those heroic carers?

Or maybe you are wondering what will happen to you or your family member if you or they should need full time care?

Being a carer can seem tragic and challenging, but it can also be a journey blessed with joy, healing and unforeseen rewards.

Dawn Fanshawe’s personal story will open your mind and heart to some shared human fears, concerns and issues and will offer you hope, reassurance, insight and many practical suggestions as you face the choices you may need to make.