We all love a bargain and something for free. Its one thing I can see the value in when you are looking after someone with forgetfulness. With a loved one’s medications changing over the course of time it can be quite distressing to have remember when prescribed medication has to be taken. When you are the […]
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Dementia- It’s not black and white
Dementia- It’s not black and white is it? When you look after someone who is poorly and you care for them the result was” they recovered” right we interpret that experience as a job well done? When you look after someone who has any form of dementia the reality is that they don’t get better, […]
Care & the Consequences
In the very near future, 1 in 3 people will be affected by dementia in the UK alone and with the shocking impact it has on our own lives, is a future none of us want or would have ever imagined possible. Can you imagine the devastating effects that this can have on your family, […]
Is Alzheimer’s changing your life?
It can be terrifying if someone you love has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. The feeling of helplessness, of being out of control and the pain of seeing someone you love slowly disappearing before your own very eyes can leave you wondering how you will cope – and whether you are up to it. There […]
Are you worried about someone’s Memory?
It can be terrifying, …if someone you love has started to show signs of reduce cognitive function, memory loss in other words, maybe showing signs of the onset of dementia or even Alzheimer’s disease. The feeling of helplessness, feeling out of control, and the pain of seeing someone you love slowly disappearing, can leave you […]
Early diagnosis is crucial
I know how difficult it can be to accept, when you can see there is clearly something amiss with mum or dad or grandparents in terms of their memory. As we gradually become the parents and watch them enter into older age and become more confused and agitated, it becomes difficult to know what to […]