Inside the terrifying world of dementia

The lady at the chiller cabinet moved away from me with a tut of disgust as I shuffled past a display of drinks and almost sent them flying.

The space where she had been standing was a swirling blur and the edges of shelves moved towards me menacingly as I battled to buy a shopping list of six everyday items.

Every step was laced with danger. Babbling noises raged in my head, dislocating my senses, and a friendly corner shop became a hostile environment as I was immersed in an experiment to sample life with dementia.

Only 10 minutes into the task I was ­confused, vulnerable and isolated, some of the emotions almost one million sufferers and their families encounter every day.

Tens of millions more to be spent in battle against Alzheimer’s

By Daniel Martin

Last updated at 8:03 AM on 28th June 2011 

Care services minister Paul Burstow will put money into research on dementia

Ministers will today pledge to dramatically increase spending on research in the battle against Alzheimer’s.