David Cameron's dementia-hit mother pleaded with her daughter: 'Will you kill me? You know how to do it'

Dementia Carers Together is an appeal run by Mail Force in association with Alzheimer's Society, delivering vital support to the UK's unpaid dementia carers To donate, visit the Dementia Carers Together fundraising page Published: 19:57 EST, 14 November 2026 | Updated: 20:27 EST, 14 November 2026 Lord Cameron has revealed his Alzheimer's-stricken mother pleaded with his sister: 'Will you kill me? You know how to do it.'The former Prime Minister says as the disease took hold, Mary Cameron, a magistrate for three decades, became increasingly forgetful and unsure where she was.He witnessed a 'super bright', strong character gradually slipping into a 'world of darkness'.At her lowest ebb, she would appeal to her daughter Clare to end her life. Lord Cameron, 60, recalls his sister replying: 'Mum, even if I did know how to kill you, I don't want to go to prison for murdering my mother.'Mrs Cameron succumbed to the disease last year aged 90, six years after her initial diagnosis.Lord Cameron tells the Telegraph her plight has driven his crusade for better access to innovative new treatments for Alzheimer's. The former prime minister pictured with his mother in 2017 Drugs capable of slowing its progress by a third were licensed in 2024. But they have been rejected for routine NHS use on cost-effectiveness grounds. Lord Cameron believes Andy Burnham is committed to addressing the dementia crisis but must push the NHS harder. 'We are cracking this disease,' he says.His comments are a further boost for dementia carers following news that the Mail's appeal to give them vital support and information has passed its first target of £100,000 within a week.It means almost 3,000 of our Dementia Carers Together courses, delivered in partnership with Alzheimer's Society and the Mail Force charity, can go ahead – although the appeal still needs a significant boost for a full national rollout. Dementia Carers Together Dementia Carers Together is raising money to fund new courses across the UK to give tens of thousands of struggling unpaid dementia carers vital emotional and practical support. For further information, visit dailymail.com/dementiaHow you can donateOnline: Click here.By Text: To donate £10, text CARER to 70115. To donate £20, text LOVE to 70115. To donate £30, text HEART to 70115. Texts will cost your donation amount plus your network charge.By phone: Call 0300 1234577. Standard charges may apply.By cheque: Send cheques made payable to Mail Force Charity to:Dementia Carers Together, 42 Phoenix Court, Hawkins Road, Colchester CO2 8JY As the Mail launches landmark campaign for dementia carers, TV news veteran and sufferer Alastair Stewart says: 'I'm at the point where I wonder if life is worth living... I only exist because of Sal' SARAH VINE: It was a blessed relief when my dementia-stricken father finally diedHelp us back UK's dementia carers: Daily Mail launches major appeal to fund vital new support networkAll you need to know about the Mail's Dementia Carers Together appeal 'The despair in her eyes was unbelievable': In heartbreaking detail, a husband recounts how his wife's Alzheimer's diagnosis devastated both of their lives