Taking control when the memory fades

As soon as you are diagnosed with dementia, you need to take control of your finances and get legal advice, says John Hearne

WHEN test results confirmed that Dermod was in the early stages of an Alzheimer’s-like condition, Lewy Body Dementia, he was profoundly shocked.

Now, two years on, he is living what he describes as a relatively normal life. “I go to the cinema, I go to the pub, I go to the supermarket, I’m well able to live by myself.” The condition meanwhile, is progressing slowly. “My memory can be bad if I lose concentration, especially if I’m talking to more than one person at a time.”