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bigissue.com > news > social-justice > getting-clean-addiction-homelessness-chris-sylvester

I spent 60 hours sat in a bathtub in Leeds to tackle addiction

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (329+ words) Getting Clean is founded on the principles of community, recovery and enterprise for sustainability. Chis Sylvester explains why – from a bathtub Chris Sylvester. Image: Getting Clean Tell us about your experience of addiction and recovery. We started simply by picking…...

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bigissue.com > news > housing > michelle-dad-gambling-addiction-homelessness

'My dad died hiding homelessness. I wish he had let us help him"

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (811+ words) Michelle's father holding his daughter as a baby. Image: Supplied Michelle’s father never told anyone about his gambling addiction. He faced debt and homelessness, but he kept it quiet from his family and isolated himself from friends. “Ultimately, he died…...

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bigissue.com > culture > music > dementia-music-taskforce

The taskforce making music accessible for people with dementia

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (900+ words) A new taskforce is getting "under the hood of what people with dementia want and need from interacting with music" Madeleine Lamb's The Law after Francis Boag (February 2026) Music for Dementia established the Music Made Easy taskforce with the University…...

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bigissue.com > life > health > rare-dementia-vision-art-photography-project

I'm losing my eyesight due to dementia. I made it an art project

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (592+ words) When 73-year-old Steve Baker was given his diagnosis, his immediate response was: “OK, well this is an art project now" Steve Baker and his wife Aly. Image: Greg Woodward I have a rare dementia called posterior cortical atrophy, which usually…...

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bigissue.com > life > health > people-alzheimers-society-families-dementia-run-club

People with Alzheimer's and families come together in a run club

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (570+ words) Three people in Alzheimer's Society's Dementia Run Club share their stories – and how running has helped them Image: Owen Humphreys / PA Media Assignments Dementia Run Club is Alzheimer’s Society’s running group for people who have personal or professional connections to…...

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bigissue.com > life > health > alzheimers-research-dementia-cure-funding

A cure for dementia could be possible – but we need funds

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (277+ words) Over the last couple of decades, there have been huge revolutions in the technology available for us to study dementia - is a cure possible? Professor Katie Lunnon. Image: Alzheimer's Research UK Professor Katie Lunnon wants to know, if we have…...

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bigissue.com > life > health > ive-been-axe-throwing-and-tractor-riding-since-being-diagnosed-with-alzheimers

'I’ve been axe throwing and tractor riding with Alzheimer's’

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (845+ words) Ronnie Dean is a 58-year-old based in Clwyd Wales. After finding out at 49 that she had young-onset dementia, Ronnie is on a mission to change the way diagnosis is given Ronnie Dean and her son Will. Image: Supplied I was…...

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bigissue.com > life > health > meet-the-people-raising-awareness-of-dementia-in-the-south-asian-community

South Asian people are teaching their community about dementia

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (822+ words) Find out more about how your personal data is processed and set your preferences in the details section. 'There's no word for dementia in Gujarati.' Alzheimer’s Research UK has launched a Dementia Community Champions project to help raise awareness in…...

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bigissue.com > life > health > ai-assistant-dementia

Meet Wispy, the AI assistant helping people with dementia

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1080+ words) The CrossSense glasses identify objects and provide step-by-step instructions to guide users through everyday tasks Carole Greig tries the CrossSense glasses, which uses audio and text to help wearers with dementia. Image: Andrew McKay “Hi Wispy,” Carole Greig smiles. “It’s…...

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bigissue.com > magazines > i-am-still-me

I am Still Me

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (276+ words) bigissue.com I am Still Me It is estimated that almost one million people in the UK are living with dementia. For this special edition, which coincides with World Alzheimer’s Month, we have given a platform to people impacted by…...