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The Lived Experience: Kate and John

Kate, who is the wife and carer of John, provides an insight into how the arts continue to impact on their journey dementia journey.

In this account Kate, who is the wife and carer of John (who lives with dementia) provides an insight into how the arts continue to impact on their journey through the diagnosis.

In addition to the powerful in-the-moment experiences that music gives both her and John, Kate has also found that Pam Schweitzer’s Remembering Yesterday Caring Today Europe-wide reminiscence project has been hugely beneficial to their dementia journey together.

CREDITS We would like to extend a special thank you to the following individuals and organisations for providing supplementary footage and images for this video: * James Berry/ Wigmore Hall * Kate for granting permission to use footage from the biographical mini-documentary about John, produced by My Life Films.
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Dementia and the Arts: Sharing Practice, Developing Understanding and Enhancing Lives

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