'Alzheimer's has made my mother constantly CHEERY': Family of grandmother say the usually-cruel disease has 'flicked a happy switch' in her brain

Maureen Barnett, was diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2003 and developed Alzheimer's three years ago. 


The family, from Somerset, said it as though 'a happy switch' is permanently on. Daughter Michelle Pattenden, pictured with her mother, said the 65-year-old was always friendly but now 'appreciates everything'. She said: 'It's wonderful. She goes for a walk and she points out beautiful flowers or trees.'