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 […]
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Dealing with Alzheimer’s takes more than hot chocolate.
Of course it is good news that an Italian University has discovered the benefits to the memory of drinking hot chocolate, but that’s not going to help people with Alzheimer’s disease. What can help, though, is a series of four small books written by Jane Cooper, who has first-hand experience of the trials and tribulations […]
Alzheimer’s Seminar – Event
I am organising an alzheimer’s event in November at the Westcliff Hotel. There are a series of topics I am going to cover to help you understand alzheimer’s disease and it’s impact on you and your family. Cost per person is £40.00. The doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start to 9.30pm. Hope to […]
Raise profile of alzheimer’s disease the right way.
I was reading Fiona Phillips’ message today regarding how fearful she is of developing Alzheimer’s disease. (You can read it here) If she is feeling fearful, I respect that, however, a few years ago now when she was on the TV program where they assessed her and a few other peoples state of health, she said […]
What is alzheimers? Seminar- Event
Alzheimer’s disease is like a mental fragmentation of the mind. When do we pay attention to alzheimers you may well wonder. Well from my experience of speaking to folk this week ,people fall into two groups. One are those refuse to acknowledge the disease evens exists, displaying emotional behaviour of anger and irritation, or two, when it […]
Who said she can’t speak?
I sat talking to a frail elderly lady today in the lounge of a care home where I was visiting one of my clients to massage her. Her speech was anxious as she struggled to find any words to express to me what she wanted. She has alzheimer’s disease. So I knelt down and chatted […]