Judges rules dementia-stricken care home resident, 85, should not be given Covid jab against will

Judges rules dementia-stricken care home resident, 85, with long-standing opposition to vaccines should NOT be given Covid jab against her will The woman, a former secretary, had a long-standing opposition to vaccines A court heard the woman would need to be restrained before being injected The judge, Mr Justice Hayden, concluded vaccination not in her best interests … Read more

Judges rules dementia-stricken care home resident, 85, should not be given Covid jab against will

Judges rules dementia-stricken care home resident, 85, with long-standing opposition to vaccines should NOT be given Covid jab against her will The woman, a former secretary, had a long-standing opposition to vaccines A court heard the woman would need to be restrained before being injected The judge, Mr Justice Hayden, concluded vaccination not in her best interests … Read more

Ruthie Henshall describes being reunited with her dementia-stricken mother

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 fears her dementia-stricken mum will die thinking she was ‘abandoned’ by family

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

Ruthie Henshall says she’ll ‘fight’ to visit her dementia-stricken mother in her care home

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

Shocking moment dementia-stricken is removed from window visit as daughter begs carers

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

Corrie actress’s nurse mother tells of desperate battle to see star’s dementia-stricken grandmother

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

Corrie actress’s nurse mother tells of desperate battle to see star’s dementia-stricken grandmother

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