Dementia: A world view

“One of the greatest challenges of our time is what I’d call the quiet crisis, one that steals lives and tears at the hearts of families, but that relative to its impact is hardly acknowledged. We’ve got to treat this like the national crisis it is. We need an all-out fight-back against this disease; one…

Dementia blogs and websites

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…

Dementia… Australia’s new epidemic

This morning I watched part of the Channel 9 Weekend Today program, tucked up between my two beautiful Russian Blue cats for a later than usual start to the day. They reported on Pink Ribbon day, and that currently there are 38 new cases per day of breast cancer are being reported in Australia. 20 years ago, 30%…