A woman diagnosed with dementia in 2016 is still living an independent life (1) .................. .
Mary, 86, said it was "very important" for her to stay in her own home and she believed staying busy and sticking (2) ............ .
She has three visits a day from carers, (3) ........... .
Her advice to other people diagnosed with the condition was to "try not (4) ..............., and hope for the best".
Staying active
Mary was born in Devon but (5) ................ in Bogata, Madrid and Mexico City.
Back in Devon, Mary said she could not remember how her dementia diagnosis came about.
"I didn't suddenly say: 'Oh, God. I've got dementia' because (6) ....................."
She said she believed staying active was crucial and she went to a community support group once a week (7) ......................
Mary has recently been to Tenerife where she went whale-watching, enjoyed karaoke evenings and flamenco shows, (8) ..................... as "amazing and quite incredible".
Mary has three carer visits a day to help her with medication, cooking and shopping.
Holly Willis, from care provider Home Instead, (9) ..............., when the company first started caring for Mary, she was quite confused but, in the last nine years, "she's almost got better".
Ms Willis added: "I think it gives other people hope because it doesn't just mean a steep decline when you have a diagnosis."
Mary said she was grateful to her carers because they made it possible for her to stay at home.
She said: "I like it very much to be in my own home. (10) ............. in to an old folks' home or anything."
She added that she kept a diary of events every day which her carers said helped her to remember her busy schedule.
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A: where she did yoga and craft work
B: to worry about it, try and lead a normal life
C: to a routine helped her
D: it wasn't like that
E: which she describes
F: I would not be happy to move
G: at home nine years on
H: for many years lived abroad with her husband
I: who stay for about an hour each time
J: said that
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source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly30mzzy5no
Key: 1G 2C 3I 4B 5H 6D 7A 8E 9J 10 F