A woman has spoken about the devastating impact dementia had on her mother during her final years.Erika Allen is hoping to raise awareness by telling her mum's story, after 93 year-old Mia died with dementia in April this year.
Prior to her death, Mia had suffered from vascular dementia for seven years, but the signs progressed slowly over time, until the disease finally took its toll and her condition worsened.
Erika and her family tried to bring in home carers to look after Mia, but their efforts were unsuccessful. Eventually, it was decided that it would be best to put her in a nursing home.
To pay for Mia's care, Erika and her siblings had to sell their mother's home in Leicester. Erika is taking part in a charity fund-raising event next month for the Alzheimer's Society.
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