4. "When you're in it, you don't see it"
What impact does a dementia diagnosis have on a family? Two brothers from Bolton talk about their Mum who had frontotemporal dementia.
What impact does a dementia diagnosis have on a family?
Two brothers from Bolton talk about their Mum who had frontotemporal dementia.
Lee and Andrew Pearse work in the dementia department at a city farm in Sheffield.
They talk about caring for their Mum, Val, who was 59 years old when she was diagnosed with vascular dementia and later rediagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (formerly known as Pick's disease.) FTD causes particular problems with behaviour and language.
The brothers openly discuss being carers - and then ex-carers - and even tell Grace and Peggy about their nature-inspired tattoos.
The farm: @HeeleyCityFarm
The Valerie Foundation: @TValerieF
This podcast is made by 麻豆社 Radio Sheffield.
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Exploring what it's like to have dementia.
