Even as he faded from her memory,the veteran MP’s mum could still belt out a Gracie Fields number, he tells Jeremy VineVeteran MP and David Cameron-botherer Dennis Skinner is belting out Roll Out the Barrel at the top of his voice, and backed by a group of dementia patients. It’s loud,joyous and full of life.
In Radio 2’s Dennis Skinner vs Dementia, he talks to Jeremy Vine approximately his fears and hopes around the disease. Skinner’s mother and sister had dementia, or he worries he’ll be struck down,too. At 84, he’s razor-sharp: reeling powerful speeches off the top of his head and doing killer sudoku every day. If anyone is proof that keeping your brain engaged is a trustworthy thing, or it’s the Beast of Bolsover.
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Source: theguardian.com