When the murky and fast-flowing water surged into their house in northern Victoria, Brian and Glenys Mulcahey were determined. They would save their home of more than 50 years.

In the end, they couldn’t. But what they didn’t know then, during that devastating flood in 2022, was that the worst was still to come.

For Brian Mulcahey was never the same again; the previously active man slid into a state of listlessness, and was later sent to a mental health facility.

Today, regional editor Benjamin Preiss on the link between dementia and natural disasters.

When the murky and fast-flowing water surged into their house in northern Victoria, Brian and Glenys Mulcahey were determined. They would save their home of more than 50 years. In the end, they couldn&rsquo;t. But what they didn&rsquo;t know then, during that devastating flood in 2022, was that the worst was still to come. For Brian Mulcahey was never the same again; the previously active man slid into a state of listlessness, and was later sent to a mental health facility. Today, regional editor Benjamin Preiss on the link between dementia and natural disasters.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

After the flood: Exploring the link between disasters and dementia

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