John Stiles shares his experience of caring for his father, Nobby Stiles

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June 19, 2022

June 17, 2022

“It is such a nightmare. You’re in the dark. It’s like you’re dropped in a big black ocean, and not just you…you’re watching your family struggling to stay afloat and not be washed away by it all.”

 

To commemorate Father’s Day, we’re sharing our podcast with John Stiles about his family’s experience of caring for his father, the legendary footballer Nobby Stiles, who died in 2020 with advanced dementia.

 

John is a former footballer turned comedian and an ardent supporter of Dementia Carers Count. In this podcast, he shared heart-warming tales from his childhood and spoke about his relationship with his father – the moments he cherished and the heavier stuff too.

 

Here’s a preview from John’s podcast:

 

Follow this link to listen to John’s story on Apple, Breaker, Spotify, Google, Radio Republic or Pocket Casts.

 

John Stiles (pictured above)

 

You can help us support family members and friends caring for someone who dementia by joining our mailing list or by following us on social media and sharing our posts.

 

Anyone can be affected by dementia, and whether you’re a family carer or not, you can support the 700,000 families in the UK living with dementia. We’ll be sharing more stories from family carers, strategies for maintaining your wellbeing from health and care professionals and exciting news about our upcoming events.

 

Together, we’ll make dementia carers count.

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