Fighting Dementia Podcast

This week Leon is joined by Marion, Tom's wife and the person who books every guest on this podcast. She talks about what's coming up on the show, including a guest who works on the assistive technology Liverpool City...

Fran and Tom are back from their summer break, and they've both picked up new hobbies while they were off. Fran's been knitting, doing embroidery and finishing jigsaw puzzles with her granddaughter Daisy. Tom's deep...

On this episode of the Fighting Dementia Podcast, hosts Leon, Fran, and Tom speak with Dr. Sabine Donnai, a Belgian-trained GP who now runs a London clinic focused on optimising whole-body health to support brain...

On this episode of the Fighting Dementia Podcast, presenters Leon, Fran and Tom (who live with Alzheimer’s/mixed dementia) welcome Sonya Rahman, a local services manager at the Alzheimer’s Society who leads SAHARA, the...

On this episode of the Fighting Dementia Podcast, hosts Fran, and Tom speak with Zeke about “smart socks” developed after his great-grandmother’s dementia journey. He explains how the socks were created through care...

On the Fighting Dementia Podcast, presenters Leon, Fran (living with Alzheimer’s), and Tom (living with mixed dementia) welcome Anne, a solicitor from Tonne Gregory Solicitors, to discuss why having a professionally...

<p>On this episode of the Fighting Dementia Podcast, presenters Leon, Fran (Alzheimer’s) and Tom (mixed dementia) speak with Liverpool City Council’s Emma (Senior Public Health Practitioner and healthy ageing lead) and...

<p>Leon, Fran and Tom welcome Kirsty Robinson, a dietetic team lead for stroke and neuro with nearly 20 years’ experience and a personal connection to dementia through her grandfather. They discuss what dietitians do...

<p>On this episode of the Fighting Dementia Podcast, presenters Leon and Fran are joined by Kathy, a project facilitator from House of Memories in Liverpool. Kathy explains how the programme uses museum objects to spark...

<p>On this episode of the Fighting Dementia Podcast, Leon is joined by presenters Fran (Alzheimer’s/mixed dementia) and Tom (mixed dementia) alongside guest Nat from Merseyside Dementia Friendly Radio...

<p>On the Fighting Dementia Podcast, Leon is joined by co-hosts Fran and Tom, who live with mixed dementia, and guest Anne Forrester, a chartered legal executive, to discuss why families should arrange lasting powers of...

<p>On the Fighting Dementia Podcast, Fran (Alzheimer’s/mixed dementia), Tom (mixed dementia), and Marion speak with Jack, chair of the Liverpool Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), about how he became involved through...

<p>In this episode, the hosts discuss behaviour change with Tom, who lives with dementia, focusing on how hard it can be to build habits like drinking more water and adjusting diet. Tom explains that he often forgets to...

<p>Leon catches up with Marian, Tom’s wife and co-host, on how behavior changes have gone as Tom’s dementia progresses, focusing on hydration, diet, routines, and learning new skills. Marian says Tom enjoys painting and...

<p>In this episode, the host catches up with Fran about behaviour change months after focusing on habits like drinking more water, improving sleep, and learning new skills. Fran shares that a type 2 diabetes diagnosis...