This is my story in my own words with the help of journalist Penny Bell who is creating a series about dementia, you can follow her on Twitter here. Or view Linkedln profile here.
Discovering Dementia, Season 1, episode 3 Gill’s Story
I recommend you also listen to the first two episodes:
The first episode is with her Mum who was diagnosed with dementia. This is lovely to listen to.
The second episode is recorded at the Alzheimer’s show held in London. This will give you an idea of the shows that are worth a visit to learn everything about dementia, for people with dementia, family and carers.
I know Penny has more to come. It was fun working together with her during the recording, especially as she came along with me to the YPWD (Young People with Dementia) gardening group which I love.
Groups for younger people with dementia are very important because it stops isolation if you live alone, enables fun activities which are age appropriate. Younger people with dementia have different needs to elderly people. We come from a different era, singing groups will focus on 60’s and 70’s music, nothing like having a good old sing song to ABBA and the like! Not that I sing, in fact I have no singing voice at all, when I try to sing a weird soundless screech emerges that is not very pleasant. If I am ever required to sing my miming abilities knows no bounds.
Sadly there are not enough groups that support younger people living with dementia throughout the county. Especially groups that provide a wide range of activities such as walking groups, Kayaking, Art workshops, Poetry groups, gardening groups, furniture recycling… the YPWD offers all of these and more in the West Berkshire area.
Handbagwarrior; verbal ramblings 
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