One thing that was recommended to me by the dementia nurses was an app called Jointly https://jointlyapp.com/ has been really helpful in helping me to organise my dad’s schedule. It was also really helpful for me to keep track of the numerous tasks that we needed to complete in the run up to mum’s funeral.…

In the few weeks before mum died, I was already in touch with dad’s dementia nurse. In the first few days after mum died, the dementia nursing team provided me with some amazing support and advice. They listened to my worries and really helped me to take a step back and think about things a…

The first 24 hours after losing my mum were extremely difficult. I was dealing with my own grief and that of my daughter and father whilst beginning to face the fact that I was now a carer for my father. I arranged for dad’s friend to visit as he had asked, allowing me and my…

It has been two and a half weeks since I lost my wonderful, kind and caring mother and became an unexpected carer to my lovely father who lives with dementia. Mum had fought a long and hard battle against cancer, but her death came quicker than any of us anticipated. Even the health professionals who…