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Dementia: The Brains Trust, Episode 2 - Warwick and Pummy Hickling 8 Mar, 2021 03:53 PM 3 minutes to read He fell for her as a lusty 13-year-old. Now Warwick Hickling, 83, is his wifes full-time carer. "All the boys were dead keen on the girls who were fully developed," Warwick told the Herald cheekily. "The girls who were flat-chested never got a look in. Ill be completely honest, with Pummy, that was the number one attraction." Advertisement Pamela (Pummy) Hickling suffers from severe Alzheim...

Dementia: The Brains Trust, Episode 1- Deborah and Anne Pead 7 Mar, 2021 06:58 PM 3 minutes to read The Brains Trust: Episode 1. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video / Mike Scott She doesnt know her name or what day it is. Anne Pead has lost her mind. Her daughter Deborah, an accomplished PR maven, says dementia has robbed her mother of her personality. It began with Anne squirrelling away jars of honey, writing herself maps so she wouldnt get lost on the way home and withdrawing large amoun...

Dementia: The Brains Trust, Episode 3 - Care villages offer new approach 9 Mar, 2021 04:44 PM 3 minutes to read The Brains Trust: Episode 3. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video / Mike Scott Its cruel, deadly and doesnt discriminate, but no one wants to talk about dementia. Lisa Burns, national spokeswoman for Dementia New Zealand, says its crucial we confront dementia. "My grandmother died from it. "So many people are affected by dementia, its like a stone in a pond that has a huge ripple e...