They say a picture is worth a thousand words and that is surely the case with this photograph taken by theatre star Ruthie Henshall. It shows her nestling alongside her 87-year-old mother Gloria and, while Ruthie’s face is half covered by her mask, it cannot conceal her elation. ‘It will remain one of the most … Read more
Ruthie Henshall has opened up on her fears that her mother will die in her care home thinking she had been ‘abandoned’ by her own family, after her visits were cut amid the pandemic. The West End star, 53, has been unable to hug her dementia-stricken mother Gloria, 87, since March due to coronavirus restrictions, … Read more
West End star Ruthie Henshall has said she will ‘fight for the right’ to see her dementia-stricken mother in her care home after a distressing Facetime call. The actor, 53, who took part on 2020’s series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, said her mother ‘never said a word or even smiled’ during … Read more
This disturbing video shows the moment care home staff dragged a quivering and distressed disabled pensioner across her room, leaving her in a urine-stained bed. Michael Lanera fitted a spy camera in his 85-year-old dementia-stricken mother’s room in Halifax, West Yorkshire, after he suspected she was being mistreated. The shocking video, filmed on December 1, … Read more
A woman who was arrested for taking dementia-stricken mother out of her care home has shared the shocking moment carers coldly cut her window visit short after ‘ignoring concerns’ about her health. Ylenia Angeli, 73, was detained by police on suspicion of assault last month after trying to take her 97-year-old mother Tina Thornborough out … Read more
Concorde pioneer’s tragic ‘act of love’: Retired pilot, 84, kills his dementia-stricken wife, 85… then takes his own life Tony Meadows, 84, became depressed while caring for dementia-stricken wife Wife Paula, 85, and her husband were found dead on April 2 last year Mr Meadows took his own life and Mrs Meadows was unlawfully killed … Read more
The mother of a Coronation Street actress has spoken about the emotional moment in which she burst into a care home and hugged her dementia-stricken mother for the first time in nine months – leading police to arrest her. Ylenia Angeli, 73, was detained by police on suspicion of assault yesterday after trying to take her … Read more