Overview
- Yarham, widely described as Britain's youngest dementia patient, died on December 27 at Priscilla Bacon Lodge Hospice following an infection.
- An October 2023 MRI showed severe frontal‑lobe atrophy, with a consultant comparing his scan to that of a 70‑year‑old.
- His condition progressed quickly, costing him speech and mobility; he entered a care home in September 2025 and needed a wheelchair within weeks.
- His family donated his brain to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge to support research into frontotemporal dementia.
- Relatives are urging greater awareness and support, noting FTD affects about one in 20 dementia patients and that diagnoses under 65 are extremely rare; his funeral is planned for January 27.