Dementia together magazine

Julie Kerr, in County Antrim, says that staying connected helped her turn her life around after her diagnosis and wants to encourage others to reach out.

With support from family, friends and her community, Linda Quinn in Somerset helps organise magical theatre nights to fundraise for Alzheimer’s Society.

Harjit Singh Sagu, in Leeds, says losing his independence since developing Parkinson’s disease dementia has been hard, but poetry remains a strength.

For Terry Byrne, his wife’s dementia has turned their lives upside down. He wants a lot more support for carers, many of whom are at breaking point. 

Since the initiative was first set up in England in 2013, almost 3.9 million people across the UK have become Dementia Friends.

CrossSense has won the £1 million Longitude Prize on Dementia with an AI-powered assistant for smart glasses called Wispy.