Hannah Cottrell

2 weeks ago | independent.co.uk | Hannah Cottrell

Helen McDavitt, 52, dedicated herself to dementia care after her grandmother and father both died from the diseaseA dementia specialist, whose grandmother and father died from the disease, says she is filled with "dread" about her own future after her mother was also recently diagnosed. Helen McDavitt, 52, from Hassocks, West Sussex, first encountered dementia in the 1990s when her grandmother, Barbara McDowell, began exhibiting symptoms.

2 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Hannah Cottrell |Eleanor Fleming

Alison struggled with her confidence and her self-esteem (Collect/PA Real Life)A woman who experienced the indignity of being "spat on" for communicating in sign language has found renewed confidence and independence thanks to her hearing dog, Damson. Alison Wallace, 28, from Flintshire, lost her hearing overnight when she was just 13. For the next six years, she navigated a world of intermittent silence, her hearing disappearing and reappearing unpredictably.

3 weeks ago | independent.co.uk | Hannah Cottrell |Eleanor Fleming

She was ‘dehumanised and disrespected’, but her life has since been transformedA woman who experienced the indignity of being "spat on" for communicating in sign language has found renewed confidence and independence thanks to her hearing dog, Damson. Alison Wallace, 28, from Flintshire, lost her hearing overnight when she was just 13. For the next six years, she navigated a world of intermittent silence, her hearing disappearing and reappearing unpredictably.

3 weeks ago | aol.co.uk | Hannah Cottrell |Eleanor Fleming

A woman who experienced the indignity of being "spat on" for communicating in sign language has found renewed confidence and independence thanks to her hearing dog, Damson. Alison Wallace, 28, from Flintshire, lost her hearing overnight when she was just 13. For the next six years, she navigated a world of intermittent silence, her hearing disappearing and reappearing unpredictably. This period culminated in the complete loss of her hearing in 2020.

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Hannah Cottrell |Eleanor Fleming

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