At present there are more than 750,000 people in the UK affected by dementia. By 2021 it will have risen to I million. 1 in 3 over 65's die with dementia.
It can happen to anyone.
With dementia there is confusion, problems with speech and understanding. The loss of our most precious memories.
Susan was diagnosed at 57 years old. She is now 63.
The progressiveness at such an early age is quicker. More aggressive.
Susan has Alzheimer's and Vascular Dementia.
These are Susan's memories, glimpsed through the family album. The family now caring for Susan. A wife. A mother. An incredible life-force.
Susan, a mother who, despite her illness, occasionally remembers.
Suffering with the burden of a rapid decline, both physically and mentally, means that Susan's family will not enjoy her presence Xmas 2012.
Also - check out BEHIND EVERY CLOSED DOOR - a short story - DEMENTIA.
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