The reality of dementia in lockdown

The impact of coronavirus has been shattering for families affected by dementia. Urgent action must be taken to better protect people ahead of the winter.

Dedicate a message to Government to make them address the reality of lockdown for people affected by dementia. 

Share your lockdown reality

Jessie

Sandra
08/11/2020

Diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2018, my mother Jessie had to deal with the effects of her illness and then, aged 99, with her diagnosis of Covid in hospital, isolated from her family. The one thing that matters to Jessie now is contact with her loved ones, including her first great grand daughter Ivy, who she has never yet been permitted to hold. Now that Jessie is facing palliative care, she is finally allowed face to face visits, though sadly this seems like too little too late.