Nov 11, 2019
The Longest Farewell is a hard book to read. It is also an important book with a profound and, against all the odds, ultimately hopeful message. In it, Nula Suchet speaks the unspeakable: she rails against “the bastard dementia” that afflicted her late husband James...
Oct 15, 2019
An envelope arrived in the post the other day from Southampton university. In it was a map – a Map of the Tracks. Intrigued, I unfolded the purple and pink paper to be met by names and places that swept me back to my uni days. There they all were: Swaythling,...
Sep 21, 2019
I’ve always had a soft spot for John Humphrys, who retired from R4’s Today programme this week after 32 years in the role. Perhaps it’s because he’s a Welshman and I undertook my postgraduate journalistic training in Cardiff or it could be that, like him or not, he’s...
Jul 24, 2019
Of course dementia is terrible – it’s cruel and so far incurable; it’s the condition that those over 55 fear most. But as a campaigner and writer I feel lucky because the people I meet – those living with dementia, their families and carers,...
Jun 7, 2019
In my second vlog I share my passion for music and dementia with my childhood friend and distinguished broadcaster Sue Saville. Join us as we chat about the final precious moments I shared with my mum, why music has such power to connect with people even...
May 21, 2019
Welcome to my very first video podcast – or vlog! It’s the introductory episode of an occasional series and in it I chat to my childhood friend, distinguished broadcaster and journalist Sue Saville, about my family’s dementia story. ...
