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A rare smile from Mum, as son Andrew looks ahead to what 2022 may hold

Son Andrew looks ahead to what 2022 may hold for his Mum Carolyn. It's four years since her formal diagnosis of mixed dementia: Alzheimer's and vascular (which means blood flow to the brain is reduced). He gets a rare smile as chiropodist, Gill, cuts her hand and toe nails. But Mum is sleeping more and more and Andrew's worried about a painful pressure sore on her bottom, made worse because she's incontinent. It's a common problem for people, like her, who can't move. For the last three months she's been winched between bed and her reclining chair by the carers. Mum and Me: The Dementia Diary was originally broadcast on 成人快手 Radio Leeds.

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