Dementia Friend Story

Dai and Olwen have been married for 52 years, they have 2 children but they live in England and both work. Olwen has been having some problems with her memory, and some practical tasks like managing her budget for housekeeping but has worked hard to cover these until they’ve come to Dai’s attention and after a few rows, he’s realised there’s something wrong. Both Dai and Olwen have experience of their parents’ suffering with dementia in later life and Olwen is very anxious that no-one is told about her difficulties. Dai reassures her that he will ‘manage’, but it grows increasingly difficult as Olwen’s deterioration causes more problems for ordinary household management. When they visit the supermarket, Olwen has started to wander off when Dai is shopping and becomes quite aggressive when she is unable to find him.