Wendy Mitchell
Wendy was diagnosed with young onset dementia on the 31st July 2014 at the age of 58 years young - she noted 'I might not have much of a short term memory but that’s one date I’ll never forget!' She soon retired from the NHS, having worked as a non-clinical team leader for twenty years.
Post diagnosis, she was shocked by the lack of awareness of dementia, both in the community and clinical world, so travelled around the country raising awareness and encouraging others to embrace her passion for research.
Wendy sadly died in February 2024. She had two daughters and lived happily in Yorkshire.
She was the proud author of the Sunday Times bestseller Somebody I Used to Know, which she would never have thought possible when she was diagnosed.
Her second book, What I Wish People Knew About Dementia, was published in January 2022 by Bloomsbury, and immediately became another Sunday Times bestseller, as did the paperback edition in March 2023.
Wendy’s final book, One Last Thing, was published by Bloomsbury in June 2023.