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This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament

Rejected petition Treat those with dementia the same as other life threatening diseases

My 84 year old mother has been diagnosed with dementia
She now has to sell her house to pay for care
If she had another life threatening disease she would get cared for free

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/254283

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/260994

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