Author Description

Description Both Jacqui and Jo are keen to enlighten the public about the realities of living with Early Onset Dementia. Not in a gloomy way, but to inspire and maybe even raise a smile. This book is a re-telling of Jacqui's story as a series of illustrated poems: her story with its vibrant background, its bravery, and her never-failing pragmatism in the face of life's ups and downs. About the Authors Jacqui Peedell A Mosaic Artist, finally diagnosed with subcortical vascular dementia in 2014 but have had symptoms for 6 or 7 years. Has a daughter Ruth and live in Oxfordshire. Jo Davies A One to One Support Worker for Young Dementia UK and has written poetry since I was seven.