Family captures the reality of dementia on camera - BBC News

Fifty-five-year-old Chris Roberts has been living with dementia for five years. For the past 18 months, Chris, his wife Jayne and daughter Kate have recorded their lives using video diaries and CCTV to show how the family has come to terms with Chris's Alzheimer's diagnosis.

Panorama - Living with Dementia: Chris's Story is broadcast on BBC One on Thursday 2 June at 20:00 BST. Or catch up afterwards on BBC iPlayer

[carolkol]

Thank you for sharing your experiences. My husband has been diagnosed vascular dementia. We're both scared but we appreciate what you've done to shed light on this terrible desease

[paulinemay]

An amazing individual, what a lovely family

[wormholetimes]

Thank you for making a difference in this world.

[donnaallgaier-lamberti]

This is a real act of bravery to share your journey. My 79-year-old husband has been diagnosed with Major Autoneurological Dementia, Stage 4. (mid way through the stage of 7 stages.) He also has major neurological issues (hammertoes, neuropathy, osteoarthritis in his knee) so mobility and walking are difficult so going places or doing the things we like to do and have the money to do (walking, hiking, birdwatching, biking etc.) are nearly impossible now. He lies in his bed all day long and plays on his cell phone or his Laptop....that is all he wants to do anyway as moving hurts and he is exhausted by everything.

[MissMouseMakes]

Thanks you for sharing Chris and family....wishing you the best

[judyjessee]

Brother said so sad my brother in-law just came home from the hospital and they had to have hospice care, it’s so heart breaking to ask him if he needs a drink of water and he says I don’t know . He can no longer be help to shower or use the bathroom at all. It’s hard enough to see the best brother in law ever to go through that for the last 13 years and it’s even harder to see what it also is doing to his love of his life my sister. From my knowledge of hospice once they step in. I think the end is near. I would give anything to change the outcome but can’t. I’m so heart broken

[jodyjsjs]

tops lads for doing this, to inviting the world into your own private battles. Making the world a better place

[HeleneLouise]

My mother suffered from dementia. I noticed that she had problems after eating carbs and put her on a ketogenic diet, which I also follow. She hasn't had any more episodes since then. Alzheimer's has been called the third diabetes.

[dbsirius]

Was he watching a BBC news report at 1:07?

[lgravelle]

It's heartbreaking, but simultaneously, a beautiful gesture. I lost my mom to dementia in March, and I can't imagine watching her go thru this vapid disease at such a young age. It's a familial disease. Ppl like this are what's giving a voice to the struggle. Thank you. ❤

[sallysmith]

Grabbing all the danglies I can find Chris x amazing man ! Amazing family x

[MsTabasoum]

Beautiful video, thank you for sharing.

[BeanOnTheFlipside]

my grandpa had dementia before he died :( . he was admitted to the hospital for his last weeks / month alive but when he was home after a heart attack he literally asked me who i was i didn't understand cuz i was like 8 years old. It's a very scary disease

[margarethoward]

I had my Dad come to live with me when we realized her couldn’t live alone. I was in a completely different state and he loved being there. He had been having mini strokes and the father of ten, all of us well grown and awesome. . He was 79 when he went home to be with Lord. My youngest sister came down to live with me and she would ask my Dad what are we going to do as he forgets us and confuses things. He would laugh 😂 and told her “ sounds like you have a problem”. We laughed about everything! I miss him so much.

[stellapatterson]

Does anyone know how I can watch this (Living with Dementia. Chris's story)? Thanks

[cahan]

Hopefully in the next 50 years with the massive development of technology that will occur, none of the people being born today will have to worry about this

[DinoWinoSaur]

He does not look 55 at all :( Good luck to him

[lozzy]

I think that you need to know how apostrophes work...

[Frankiigii]

Yeaaah, he looks way better off than my grandma. My brother and I decided that if we ever got diagnosed and there isn't a cure or effective treatment we'll take cognitive tests every day and overdose on heroine the day we fall below a certain mark. It may be grim, but dementia is a horrible disease. One day he'll forget how to use the toilet, at some point he'll forget how to feed himself. He'll end up a gibbering shell of who he was and no matter how much his family loves him, he'll be a burden. I'll take some quality months or years and skip out before it gets too bad.

[teppi]

I want to watch this, but I'm in America. How can I see this?