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, […]
DEMENTIA it’s a tough future to accept.
DEMENTIA- it’s a tough future to accept. Having the onset of memory loss is difficult to cope with and manage, even for those of you who have a huge bank of resources. The changes that take place, not only within the person who is affected but also the changes the family unit has to endure, […]
New Article written and published.
Jane Cooper wrote this article for her friend who run the website for the spirit guides. Many people she comes into contact with have asked, ” How do you have so much knowledge?” Well for Jane the author of the Reg Series and who has a clear understanding of what happens when someone you care about […]
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 […]
My name was Reg
My name was Reg. I had Alzheimer’s disease, a form of dementia. I was an East End boy living in a three bedroom semi in Essex with my family. When I retired, I thought life would be fun, after all those years of working and contributing to society. I stopped work when I was eighty […]
what is alzheimers – on reflection
A white Rose when it is in full extension of it’s bloom we could say represents a developed mind. Observe a white rose. As you look inside, look right through to the bud, we could say that it represents a new born child so pure and innocent. The white rose has acquired life experience and knowledge that […]
Tied up and Locked Up!? Outrageous!
I have been compelled to write to in response to a piece in the daily mail yesterday regarding the Alzheimer’s patients being locked up and tied up. Reading the piece in the paper ignited the flame deep in the pit of my gut, that reminded me of the day I found my father sedated in […]