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Together, we can ensure carers receive the support they need. Your donation could enable a carer to simply be with the person they love. You can help a carer have time to create happy memories, instead of struggling to make sense of the latest challenge dementia has thrown at them.
With more people than ever calling us for help, we need your help to be able to deliver this life-changing emotional and practical support.
Through the five years caring for my mum, I had no expert support – just me and my family doing our best. And it was just all too much. I had no one to talk to or get guidance from on what would happen next. I wish I’d known about Dementia Carers Count back then. Frances, former dementia carer and CEO Dementia Carers Count
My mum was diagnosed with dementia at just 62, and for the next five years I was her carer. Dementia slowly took her away from me and at 67, my mum passed away. This May would have been her 72nd birthday – and I’ll celebrate it by remembering her before dementia took her from us.
Mum became afraid. She was scared to leave her house, but her home was no longer the sanctuary it had always been. Instead, it became just a place filled with confusion and fear.
For a while, she managed on her own. But as her condition worsened, I faced an uphill battle trying to get her the care she needed. The local authority didn’t see what I saw—her fear, her confusion, her growing dependence. Mum became the absolute opposite of who she was. And I didn’t know where to turn.
“ I found myself stuck and exhausted trying to organise care and support for mum, rather than actually making the most of the precious little time we had left.” Frances
I was working full time, trying to build my career and doing my best to be my mum’s carer all while my friends were settling down and starting families. The weight of it all was crushing. And worst of all? I felt completely alone. Every time I thought I had figured something out, something else changed, and I was back to square one.
Now, I am more determined than ever to support dementia carers who, like me, are navigating this overwhelming and devastating journey. Only together can we make sure more dementia carers receive the support they need. Frances
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