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Andre Yarham, 24, Dies After Rapid Early-Onset Dementia

His family has donated his brain to Addenbrooke's Hospital to aid research into frontotemporal dementia.

Overview

  • The Norfolk man was diagnosed in his early 20s with frontotemporal dementia following clinical assessment and an MRI.
  • His condition deteriorated quickly over 2024–2025, with loss of speech, declining mobility and a move into residential care in September.
  • He was hospitalised with an infection in December, transferred to Priscilla Bacon Lodge hospice in Norwich, and died on December 27.
  • Relatives are planning tributes, including a proposed convoy of sporty cars to his funeral at Breckland Crematorium on January 27.
  • The family intends to raise awareness and fundraise in his memory, and Alzheimer's Society describes FTD as a rare dementia that more often affects people under 65.