I pray for a dementia cure

It was with much sadness that I read Petronella Wyatt’s article about her mother’s drift into dementia. Memories are what make up a person and when you strip someone of them, they become a shell of that person. I pray that one day scientists will find a cure.

Seren Hardy, Pwllglas, Denbighshire

It was surprising to read Petronella state that dementia is diagnosed in a way so primitive that it hasn’t changed for years, as my experience was very different. Earlier this year, I mentioned in passing to my GP that I had lost certain memories and before I knew it, I was transferred to a nurse practitioner who did some tests. Within a month, I had my results and since then I have had several phone calls from my local support centre providing help and advice.

Jeanette Littley, Chislehurst, London