06/01/2026
This is why dementia care matters so much. 💛
So often people picture dementia as something that only happens in “old age”… but young-onset dementia is real, and it can affect people in their 40s, 30s, and even younger. It turns whole family lives upside down — partners, children, parents, friends — everyone feels it.
But this isn’t a doom-and-gloom post. It’s a people-and-community post.
Because until there’s a cure, there is care (as Teepa Snow says). And care looks like:
✨ patience when words don’t come easily
✨ kindness when someone is confused or repeating themselves
✨ making spaces more dementia-friendly
✨ checking in on carer partners (they’re often exhausted and overlooked)
✨ learning better ways to communicate, not correcting or rushing
If you know someone living with dementia — or someone caring for a loved one — please know: you’re not alone. Let’s keep talking about it, keep learning, and keep showing up for people, at every age. 💛
Andre Yarham dies aged 24 after being diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia a year earlier.
