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A message from the Prime Minister on Valentines Day
The official email of the British Prime Minister
Show you care this Valentine’s Day – become a Dementia Friend
Free information sessions which give people an insight into what it’s like to live with dementia are now available across England.
The volunteer-led sessions educate people about the small things they can do to make a difference to people living with dementia in their community – from helping someone find the right bus to spreading the word about spotting signs and symptoms.
After completing a session, you’ll become part of a network of Dementia Friends. Visit www.dementiafriends.org.uk
Dementia Challenge
David Cameron talks about being a Dementia Friend
Watch the video where he talks about why dementia is a hugely important issue for the country. 
Dementia Friends is part of the Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge which includes initiatives to boost early diagnosis, to make wards and care homes more comfortable and help the public to better understand the condition.
What happens when a lover becomes a carer?
Reviewed: It’s My Story: My Lover, My Carer on Radio 4
Sex in the afternoon.
By Antonia Quirke Published 14 February 2013
It’s My Story: My Lover, My Carer
Radio 4
A one-off programme talked about sex in a way never heard on Radio 4 – the channel usually being sweetly prudish, with the very occasional exception of Woman’s Hour when one can sometimes hear Jenni Murray rather fruitily adjusting her bifocals if the subject descends, like a brass bed quietly creaking in a distant room. Which happens far less than you’d think. I’ve heard whole come-into-my- brown-study Woman’s Hour shows devoted to the menopause or cystitis without sex really being mentioned at all, as though to allow more would be seriously unwise or overwhelming, like trying to drain the Serpentine through a straw. It can come over very weird, especially when moments later someone is always banging on about delphiniums, or Lady Jacintha’s curious devotion to Dick Francis, with intense and detailed passion. Priorities ladies, please!
