Dementia and Me Podcast
1) "Do you remember about the virus being out there?"
STAY ALERT for this special edition of the podcast, with hosts Grace Stead and Peggy Walker. If you can't visit someone with dementia because of coronavirus will they forget you? And how worried sho...Show More
2) 10. "It wasn't funny at the time"
Grace Stead and Peggy Walker meet another person living well with dementia. Jacqui Bingham is a stroke survivor, and was relieved when she finally got her diagnosis of young onset Alzheimer’s in 201...Show More
3) 9. "Who's looking after you?"
In this episode Grace and Peggy pop round to see Surryia Chauhdry and her husband Khurshid, who has dementia. They met in Pakistan, and now live in Sheffield. They also chat to health worker Nur Ali f...Show More
4) 8. "Dementia isn't a mental health condition"
Do you know about the risk factors of developing dementia? Smoking, diet, lifestyle and how much alcohol you drink are all thought to play a role. There are always headlines about things that can a...Show More
5) 7. "Know that you’re not alone"
Grace and Peggy discuss the reaction to the podcast. In this episode, they hear a surprising admission from a tv legend, and get a shoutout on national radio (Thanks @bbc5live !) If you’ve found th...Show More
6) 6. "What's my reality? What's your reality?"
Digital voice assistants are already used by lots of people living with dementia. In this episode Grace and Peggy take tech further by trying virtual reality... they also go to stroke a robot cat in ...Show More
7) 5. "I can't remember where I live"
Have you ever thought twice about taking someone with dementia to the cinema or theatre? Sheffield Theatres - winner of Regional Theatre of the Year 2020 - put on specially adapted performances to m...Show More
8) 4. "When you're in it, you don't see it"
What impact does a dementia diagnosis have on a family? Two brothers from Bolton talk about their Mum who had frontotemporal dementia. Lee and Andrew Pearse work in the dementia department at a cit...Show More
9) 3. “It’s very important to live in our world”
Wendy Mitchell started blogging when she was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's when she was 58. Those blogs were turned into a best-selling book, "Somebody I Used to Know", with the help of journ...Show More
10) 2. "A part of my brain goes away on holiday"
Award-winning actor Vicky McClure, best known for her part in BBC series Line Of Duty, talks about experiencing dementia in her family. She tells Grace and Peggy about her TV documentary series 'Our...Show More