“I’ve been so shocked by the lack of awareness and understanding of the condition” Wendy Mitchell has spent the past decade trying to educate people on the realities of dementia 🖋️ Nick_Duerden
Mitchell, who had been training nurses for the NHS, was just 58 years old when she was diagnosed; the median age for Alzheimer’s diagnoses in the UK is closer to 65. A single mother from Yorkshire, with two grown-up daughters, it came with a tacit suggestion that Mitchell’s life now was essentially over.
Wendy has been ticking off items from her bucket list, including skydiving, to raise money for Dementia UK Mitchell remembers vividly the day she sat her own daughters down to talk about it. “I made tea, and sweetened the occasion with cake,” she says, smiling. “It was awkward at first, but also lovely.” They talked about many things, primarily the lasting power of attorney, which means that Mitchell would. In the past, she has been a vocal advocate of assisted dying. “In this country, we are so far behind so many others in that regard.
”. This is all indicative of progress, Mitchell agrees, but it’s still too slow, and not enough. “To properly prepare for your death,” she argues, “really is the greatest gift you can give your children”.may stare death long and hard in the face, but it’s also a clarion cry to enjoy the time you have left. Mitchell certainly has. Over the past 10 years, she has ticked off various bucket list escapades while raising money for.
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