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October 2019

This month, someone I consider a friend, met via Twitter, lost the much-loved father she’d been caring for during his journey with Lewy Body Dementia. She’d been a dedicated […]

February 2018

Many hospitals have taken steps to provide more personalised nutrition for people living with dementia. Some years ago, one of the Butterfly Scheme hospitals worked to create a Butterfly […]

December 2017

It was my absolute privilege this month to be invited as guest of honour to the second Butterfly Ball in Blackpool. The lead organiser, nurse Francesca Chiappe Hall, had […]

November 2017

Dementia care has taken me to many interesting places, but I’d never imagined Buckingham Palace would be one of them! This month, I’ve been there to receive my MBE […]

October 2017

This month, a much-loved relative of mine, who lives with dementia, had a fall and was admitted for tests to a hospital – not a Butterfly Scheme one, but […]