The Dementia Experience should not be so Hard Jane Thompson’s husband, Alan Newsome, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease when she was in her early fifties and he was 69; their son was in his last year of school. Alan died within four years of the diagnosis. Jane...
Danijela has dedicated her last ten years to supporting people living with dementia and of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Fluent in French, English, Slovenian and Italian, “I see the sparkle in their eyes when I speak to them in their mother...
Mabel’s mother developed vascular dementia after a significant stroke, and a couple of years later her father developed Alzheimer’s disease. Both of her parents passed away within several months of each other. She describes the final years with them as being like,...
Michael’s Motivation to Find a Cure for His Wife’s Dementia Michael Shirley, once a children’s book publisher and owner of several childcare centres, retired early to care for his wife Bronwyn. After she was diagnosed with dementia two years ago, he recalls the money...
Dennis Frost recalls feeling happy when he received his diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia six years ago, aged 59 years. “I finally had an explanation for things that were occurring” he says. He adds that his son’s reaction was one of concern; to him his...
Imelda Gilmore is a member of the StepUp for Dementia Research Public Involvement Panel Imelda is an active dementia advocate, who speaks often – in the media, at conferences and universities – about caring for a loved one living with dementia. She also volunteers in...