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Dementia Stories


Jul 23, 2021

In this short conversation May Hoare tells us about her time boarding at Dollar Academy. May's parents were from Scotland and she was born in Blantyre Malawi. Aged11 she and her older sister were sent to boarding school in Fife as both grandmothers lived nearby. Beyond the classroom and lessons May remembers with great happiness meeting boyfriends and playing hockey Her first boyfriend was called David. She also talks about not seeing her parents for a long time and spending time at her grannies houses. She enjoys making sure we know how to pronounce the names of some Fife places correctly.