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Caring for someone with dementia support in Nigeria

For those watching a loved one change, and caring through every stage. Talk with people in Nigeria who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.

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Help for caring for someone with dementia in Nigeria

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Aba Talking Therapies

Run by people who have been through infertility and ivf and caring for someone with dementia themselves.

Weekdays and Saturday mornings

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Abuja Grief Counselling, Abuja

Run by people who have been through chronic illness and difficult or high-risk pregnancy themselves.

Evenings and weekends

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Easy Ride Patient Transport, Owerri

Practical help for people dealing with infertility and ivf and living with hiv, plus a weekly drop-in.

Weekdays and Saturday mornings

Charity๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ

Hands Together Uyo

Practical help for people dealing with chronic illness and diabetes, plus a weekly drop-in.

Evenings and weekends

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Ilorin Community Food Hub

We help people with chronic pain and caring for someone with cancer, in person in Ilorin and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.

Evenings and weekends

ProfessionalLow cost๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ

Northside Debt Advice, Kaduna

A small team supporting ms, parkinson's, als and neurological conditions and caring for someone with dementia. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.

Mon to Fri, 9 to 5

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The Ibadan Men's Shed, Ibadan

Practical help for people dealing with caring for someone with dementia and living with cancer, plus a weekly drop-in.

Evenings and weekends

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Abuja Talking Therapies

Run by people who have been through chronic pain and difficult or high-risk pregnancy themselves.

Tue to Sat, 10 to 6

CharityLow cost๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ

Akure Community Food Hub

Practical help for people dealing with living with hiv and adjusting to a disability, plus a weekly drop-in.

Weekdays and Saturday mornings

From people who came through it

  • โ€œWhen I was at my worst, notes like this made me angry. So I'll just say what happened to me: she accuses me of stealing her purse was my lowets point. A year later I'm ok. Far from perfect. Ok. You will be too, in your own time.โ€

    brigittemidnight ยท been through caring for someone with dementia
  • โ€œDear friend, If you're just starting out with dementia care, I want to say this: feeling angry and sad is normal. It doesn't make you a bad person. The sundowning hours are the toughest, but each evening ends. When help comes, take it, even if it's just a small thing. And look after yourself, because you can't pour from an empty cup. I'm still learning that. You've got company in this. Hazezโ€

    Hazez ยท been through caring for someone with dementia
  • โ€œIf you've just found this place, I was in the same place this time last year. The worst part was my siblings who live far away. I got a new job in April. It comes back so slowly you don't notice until one day you do. One day at a time.โ€

    angelfox ยท been through caring for someone with dementia
  • โ€œA note for the next person. I was where you are in 2022. Sundowning around five. That was my life. These days I mostly feel like me. It comes back so slowly you don't notice until one day you do. One day at a time.โ€

    Phuc G. ยท been through caring for someone with dementia

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