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Steven Clifford lives in Stockport where he is part of the EDUCATE Group. He has a diagnosis of vascular dementia.Steve's blogs form part of a national project called 'Dementia Diaries'. The Dementia Diarists use customb​uilt reporting phones to share their experiences of living with the condition. For more of their stories, visit dementiadiaries.org or @DementiaTweets

Don't panic! Help is available
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 June 9, 2016
The help that is available is tremendous in every way. I feel weary today, as I do most days. Being tired seems to be the norm, having both knees replaced and both hips replaced, as well as having both my...
Keeping a diary
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 June 9, 2016
It has now become necessary to keep the diary so I don’t forget even the most mundane of things. I thought I would do my diary entry on the same day every week. This hopefully will show over time if...
Customer service, or lack of it
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 June 9, 2016
The queue was getting bigger now, none of them obviously knew of my condition.   My wife and I were in the supermarket this morning. Not Asda, the other one. We were at one of the self-checkout tills; there was a...
Not everyone is supportive
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 June 9, 2016
Little did they know it was crumpling me up inside. After I had had my diagnosis of vascular dementia, all my family and close friends were unbelievably supportive. All were somewhat distressed and surprised at me having this condition, and...
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