New research from UCL brings us closer to finding out what’s behind one of our biggest killers
Christopher Devas has Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia. For his wife, Veronica, this not only means watching Alzheimer’s rob Christopher of his memory and identity, it also means watching their shared memories slip away.
“Close couples are joint custodians of each other’s experiences,” says Grayson Perry, the artist who has helped raise awareness of Alzheimer’s in his Who are You? exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London, and in a Channel 4 series on British identity. “I have portrayed it as a demonic figure snipping up all their family snaps.”
“What today’s announcement is about is a very simple but bold ambition, and that is to make the United Kingdom the best place on the planet in terms of researching into dementia, in terms of diagnosing people with dementia and then in terms of treating, helping and caring for them.”
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