I just want to acknowledge the work done by the WAD team Sharon Dawn Marie and Magda have all helped us to come to terms with my husbands Alzheimer’s diagnosis.
To say we were shell shocked was an understatement we waited nearly three years to get the diagnosis and felt so alone, the team where amazing they helped us so much signposting us to different services referring and taking him out to help him find something to do.
Sharon was my direct contact and she was so supportive and as a peer support worker knew exactly what I was saying normalising my concerns.I cannot thank them enough for everything!! More and more people are being diagnosed with WAD this team are a bridge between the illness and the expectation that only the elderly get dementia I feel that more needs to be done within the NHS for anyone with WAD just simple things like paperwork “Mental Health services for older people” on appointment letters the sign at Highbury stating the same easy fixes. More social places to go to where they are not over 20 30 40 years younger than the people there I feel that Mental Health services are poorly funded Dementia services seem to be poorest within the service. Dementia doesn’t discriminate it could one day be anyone one of us!! Until the day they find a cure we need teams like the WAD team x
"Working age dementia care"
About: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust / Mental Health Services for Older People – Community (City) Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Mental Health Services for Older People – Community (City) Nottingham NG3 6AA Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust / Mental Health Services for Older People – Community (County) Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Mental Health Services for Older People – Community (County) Nottingham NG3 6AA Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust / Young Onset Dementia Service Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Young Onset Dementia Service Kirkby in Ashfield NG17 7AG
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