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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Camilla Foster

My dad was diagnosed with dementia when I was 12. This is what I wish I knew then

John with his dad David as a young boy (John Ramsay/PA) -

John Ramsay experienced the devastating impact of young-onset dementia firsthand, witnessing his father, David, battle the disease for a decade. David's diagnosis came when John was just 12, his father only 52.

The experience was particularly traumatic for John, having already seen his grandmother succumb to Alzheimer's, losing the ability to even recognize him.

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