Overview
- Andre Yarham, from Dereham in Norfolk, died on December 27, 2025 following an infection after a hospital stay and transfer to Priscilla Bacon Lodge hospice.
- He was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia due to a protein mutation a month before his 23rd birthday after relatives noticed slowed speech and movement.
- A 2023 MRI showed advanced frontal lobe atrophy that a consultant compared to the brain of a 70-year-old.
- His condition progressed swiftly, leading to a move into a care home in early September and the loss of speech and mobility, with his mother providing full-time care.
- His brain has been donated to Addenbrooke’s Hospital for research; a funeral is scheduled for January 27 at Breckland Crematorium alongside a widely supported car tribute.