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"When the 24/7 care gets a little bit too much, I put the headphones on and off I jolly well go."
Norman's Story
Formula One racing simulator
"It was gone. All gone. The dementia had taken it away."
Annelie's Story
Scrabble
"I get an earful and silently scream on the loo…neither of us has the patience to be patients"
Anna's story
The couch on which her mother spent most of her time in her final years
"People really laughed and left on a high. It was a very sad occasion but we all walked out laughing."
Margaret's Story
Great Balls of fire CD
"We managed our last waltz in this beautiful ballroom where I’d always wanted to dance again."
Jean's Story
Her husband’s dancing shoes
"You only live once so make moments even if you cannot make ‘memories’ haha!"
Wayne's Story
My mobile phone, the Android Google Pixel 8 Pro
"There was a ring on the doorbell and two policemen were standing there. "
Mike's Story
Tracking device
"In a strange way I looked up to him to help me when feeling terrible and in pain and helpless and hopeless.”
Hazel's Story
Small knitted soldier
"We’re known as the silent warriors because we’re fighting all the time and we will carry on fighting because, if we don’t, nobody else will. "
Shäron's Story
Jennifer’s socks
"We had such fun. I could have done with him not going off so early."
Monica’s Story
His wedding ring, which she wears around her neck at all times
"You can unleash the potential you’ve got whether you’re disabled or not. "
Annie's Story
Emma’s gap-year rucksack
"At the time I was full of despair. Having to walk down the street in a pair of slippers or sometimes just my socks. It’s not nice. "
Jean's Story 2
A bunch of doorkeys
“I would say he had his hat 30-40 years. A long time. We took it with us when we climbed mt. Kilimanjaro after he died.”
Vijay's Story
Chandulal’s flat cap
"I use this chimp thing with mum because she drives me bloody bananas"
Helen's Story
A toy chimpanzee
"He was really losing patience as his problems worsened. He’d be angry, frustrated, aggressive. He would throw things.”
Jayshree's Story
The Bollywood Film Epic Moghal-E-Azam
"What happens when a carer with terminal cancer needs care herself… we’re finding out. "
Diane's Story
list of treatment appointments
"That was very traumatic and lots of carers said to me after the incident , why the hell is he still with you?"
Simon's Story
A yoyo
“They’re innocuous words, aren’t they? But if that’s all you’re hearing …oh goodness me….”
Jane's Story
Cup of coffee in Waitrose.
"It’s a person you love, the happiness they give you and the craziness they give you. The whole lot of it."
Sandrany's Story
A bottle of Australian Shiraz
"She’s basically a beautiful and occasionally benign tyrant."
Jill's Story
Portrait of Mitzi the cat
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