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It's hoped a novel way of raising awareness of the impact of dementia will help foster greater understanding of the disease. On Thursday evening, two football fans from Leicester who're living with dementia will walk out with the players as England play Wales. 22 fans with who have the disease will walk out with the players instead of the usual child mascots, a first in football history. They include Nigel Palmer from Leicester who was diagnosed in his early sixties. Hear the moment England and Newcastle United defender Dan Burn surprised Nigel with the news, and Nigel and his wife Sandra spoke to Â鶹Éç Leicester's Ady Dayman.