Heartbroken mum says son, 8, with Alzheimer's has stopped recognising her at school gate

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To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.“They then injected that port with the enzyme that he was missing every two weeks, so that was quite full on. “We were on that trial for two years which kind of gave us a bit of hope that it would slow down the progression of his disease a bit and give him a better quality of life for longer. “To an extent I think it has helped Stan, he’s eight now and compared to a lot of others with his condition he’s in relatively good nick. “We are just trying to give him as many joyful experiences as possible.

I’m no longer trying to teach him new skills but we are trying to maintain ones he has already learned.” Marie said this included a challenge of walking ten miles over the space of a week for Children in Need last year.

They even appeared on the live show after raising nearly £5k. The mum said she now wanted to raise awareness of Stanley’s condition to help others going through a similar experience. .