Event
Transitions Community Compass series - February 2025
Come and join the conversation about Ann’s memoir and transitions experiences as a carer of a person with dementia
Wednesday 26 February 2025
This month we are welcoming Ann Burnett, Scottish author and dementia advocate (ann burnett | Writer of Many Things).
After gaining support from Age UK, Ann was able to use transcripts generated through participation in Marianne’s PhD study as a starting point to write her memoir, “A Last Journey” available from lumphananpress.co.uk or Amazon. In the book, Ann recounts a life of adventure spend with her husband Bill, and their subsequent journey through dementia diagnosis, care at home and Bill's death.
Ann is also active in other aspects of dementia support and education, writing a column for DementiArts magazine, produced by the Festival Theatre's Dementia programme, and linking in with the University of Edinburgh.
In this session, Ann and Marianne will celebrate the publication of ‘A Last Journey’ and discuss Ann’s transitions experiences during her time as a carer for Bill.
Dr Marianne Cranwell is a Project Coordinator for IncludeAge (IncludeAge) in the School of Health Sciences, at the University of Dundee. She completed her PhD on the Transitional Experiences of Co-Habiting Carers of People with Dementia when Homecare Begins in 2024.