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New My Life documentary on CBBC
The BAFTA award-winning and critically acclaimed documentary series 'My Life' returns to CBBC in February. ‘Mr Alzheimers and Me’ follows three young people who tell their very personal stories of living with grandparents with Dementia.
Ella, Hope and Joshua have one thing in common, they all have a grandparent with Dementia. But you don’t stop loving your grandparents just because they are ill and sometimes don't remember you so the three children each decide to do something to help.
9 year old Hope from Cardiff has lived with Mary, her Nanna, since her mum died two years ago. Mary has Alzheimers and it isn’t going away. The two are very close and Hope helps her Nanna do chores around the home and makes sure she takes her medication on time. Hope believes that her Nanna will get better one day but Mary knows her Alzheimers will only get worse. She takes Hope to her day care centre so her granddaughter can better understand the condition and Mary helps to prepare her for the day she won’t be able to continue to look after her.
Joshua is 11 and lives in Essex with his family. He is very close to his granddad and it upsets Joshua when his granddad can’t remember things that have happened in the past. He’s scared that one day his granddad won’t remember him so Josh creates a special memory box for his granddad’s birthday packed full of photos and significant items from his past to keep his granddad’s memories alive.
Ella’s granddad is living in a care home as he’s had Alzheimers for several years now and is unable to cope on his own. As he faces his first Christmas in the care home, eleven year old Ella from the West Midlands is desperate to do something to help and she decides to complete a 10 mile sponsored walk to raise money for Dementia UK. Her granddad is at the finish line to meet her with open arms and a tear in his eye. Ella is delighted to see him and even more delighted to have raised so much money for such a good cause.
My Life: Mr Alzheimers and Me was made by Tigerlily Films.