In this episode, we chat with two winners from our eighth poetry competition.
Robin, winner of our 'From the heart' category talks about his emotional poem 'Dementia Caring', which is about caring for his late wife Sheila.
And Kathy, winner of our 'Way with words' category, chats about how her dad Bob inspired her poem 'Is it Time to Go?'.
You can visit alzheimers.org.uk/publications for our range of publications and factsheets designed to support and inform anyone affected by dementia.
For personalised information and advice, call our Dementia support line on 0333 150 3456, or for Welsh speakers call 03300 947 400.
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In this episode, we chat with two winners from our eighth poetry competition.
Robin, winner of our 'From the heart' category talks about his emotional poem 'Dementia Caring', which is about caring for his late wife Sheila.
And Kathy, winner of our 'Way with words' category, chats about how her dad Bob inspired her poem 'Is it Time to Go?'.
You can visit alzheimers.org.uk/publications for our range of publications and factsheets designed to support and inform anyone affected by dementia.
For personalised information and advice, call our Dementia support line on 0333 150 3456, or for Welsh speakers call 03300 947 400.
'Turning things around' – Dementia together podcast January 2024
Alzheimer's Society Podcast
26 minutes 50 seconds
1 year ago
'Turning things around' – Dementia together podcast January 2024
For our latest Dementia together podcast we spoke to brothers Adam and Neil Joesbury and their dad Bob, in Birmingham.
Bob has vascular dementia and the family works together to support each other.
Adam has a learning disability and cares for Bob. This means Neil can continue to go to work and all three can be independent.
At first, it was difficult to find the right support for Adam. He knew something was wrong with his dad, but found it difficult to understand.
This changed when a dementia adviser from Alzheimer's Society gave him the support he needed.
Since then, Adam has been using his voice to try to change things for the better for carers with a learning disability – he doesn’t want anyone to face the same challenges he did.
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Alzheimer's Society Podcast
In this episode, we chat with two winners from our eighth poetry competition.
Robin, winner of our 'From the heart' category talks about his emotional poem 'Dementia Caring', which is about caring for his late wife Sheila.
And Kathy, winner of our 'Way with words' category, chats about how her dad Bob inspired her poem 'Is it Time to Go?'.
You can visit alzheimers.org.uk/publications for our range of publications and factsheets designed to support and inform anyone affected by dementia.
For personalised information and advice, call our Dementia support line on 0333 150 3456, or for Welsh speakers call 03300 947 400.