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…
Change is almost always difficult for people, and the wave of change via the voices of people with dementia is quickly growing. In fact, getting dementia might mean we are lucky, as we are getting used to change now, as it is happening inside our brains and bodies every single day. On top of that,…
There are a couple of links below for which I ask for your support. The first is a survey aiming to support a more inclusive voice of people with dementia at ADI2015, being held in Perth Western Australia. The phrase ‘nothing about us without us’ is still bantered globally, and until now the voices of people with…
Blogging about dementia has been one hell of a ride! So far, it has provided my husband and I with incredible support, but also occasionally some distress. It’s been interesting thinking about the last few days through the night. I always look in the mirror once I have been able to put aside the hurt or feelings…
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