Dementia is of course, a topic that is quite rightly covered during the World Health Assembly (WHA). Members and staff of some of the dementia charities such as Alzheimer’s Disese International (ADI) attend, host side events and so on. I’ve attended a few of them, including the 2017 WHA when the Global Action Plan on…
My usual effervescence and optimism disappeared momentarily when I learned last week that the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved the use of donanemab in Australia. Evidence is weak for benefits, but high for serious side effects, some even causing death. It is only for people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. And…
Mad in America ran a Webinar in 2024 on Neuroplasticity as a way to manage one of our greatest challenges – Protracted Withdrawal Syndrome. The presenters, as described by Mad in America, included: Ben Ahrens, a chronic illness recovery expert, TEDx Speaker, and CEO of a brain retraining program Re-Origin. This program stemmed from his…
When I was 14 years of age, it became acutely clear to me that “if it was to be, it was up to me”. What happened that day in 1971 taught me categorically that to survive, I would have to become more resilient, and completely self sufficient. It was a powerful experience that determined without…
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