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Radio Shropshire,6 mins

'Alzheimer's has been in my life for 40 years'

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Miles Bingham has revived his mother's lost memoir, revealing their family’s rare 40‑year experience of Alzheimer’s. Valerie Bingham wrote a memoir about caring for her husband Jack through Alzheimer’s, and was later diagnosed with the disease herself. It was her son Miles who became her carer, and he's now re-published the book adding his own experiences too. He's been telling BBC Radio Shropshire's Clare Ashford all about it. If you need any help or support with dementia - you'll find lots of resources at bbc.co.uk/actionline

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