Overview
- Andre Yarham died on December 27, 2025, at age 24 after a rapid battle with frontotemporal dementia and spent his final days at Priscilla Bacon Lodge hospice in Norwich.
- His parents recounted on ITV's This Morning how early behavior changes in late 2022 led to an MRI showing frontal atrophy that a consultant said resembled a 70-year-old's brain.
- He received an FTD diagnosis in June 2024 linked to a protein mutation and moved into residential care that September as his mobility declined from walking to using a wheelchair within a month.
- He was hospitalized for three weeks in December with an infection and was then placed on end-of-life care before his death.
- The family has donated his brain to Addenbrooke's Hospital for research and hopes their public testimony increases understanding of early-onset dementia, which is frequently underdiagnosed.