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Carers are unsung heroes and being a carer can often be an isolating experience. Your own health can suffer, as you put the person with dementia or… Learn More Carers

Fred was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at the start of the pandemic in March 2020. He attends the Tuesday Men’s Luncheon Club and looks forward to playing dominoes with the friends he has made.

Ken was born in 1933 in Wigan. He moved with his parents to Hessle in 1938/39, as his dad had secured a job at Blackburn Aircraft at Brough, building planes for the war effort. Upon leaving school, Ken became an apprentice bricklayer and worked in the building industry until he retired in 1998 age 65.