Nurses are leading the way in changing attitudes to dementia

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My father and I had a pact - we would never repeat the daft things my grandmother said. We just couldn't bear people laughing at her. My granny had always been warm, witty and wise. Now in her eighties, she was in good form physically, but her memory had left the building.She had dementia, but was still her sunny self, welcoming us every visit despite not knowing who we were. It was heartbreaking. To make things worse, others found it amusing. Called her batty, which hurt. That's how it was then, but thankfully people rarely speak like that now.