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My family is very important to me. I am the eldest child in a big Liverpool family and there's also my husband, Graham, and my two children, who are in their 30s. My son is my carer. He goes everywhere with me and hovers – he's very tall! He's very patient and kind, smoothes the way for me.
I have been politically active all my life, in the peace movement and as a steward for the Royal College of Nursing. I'm passionate about equality, making life better. And that's why I'm an advocate for Dementia Friends.
I want to encourage everyone to become a Dementia Friend. It would be a different world if everyone did this. People don't know how to deal with people with dementia and the Dementia Friends awareness session empowers them. It's brilliant. When I did it, I learned things – and I have dementia myself!