Yesterday I placed an updated list of interventions I use in an effort to delay the progression of the symptoms of dementia. This list evolves as I try new things, or as new symptoms appear and more specific interventions are needed. In many ways it is no different to modifying equipment for someone whose physical…
The DPS News reported on 19 July 2012 in their article Daytime naps linked to dementia; “International neurologists have warned taking frequent daytime naps and sleeping too long at night could be early warning signs of dementia, or even contribute to the condition of the brain.” Read more… Maybe the Nana Naps I’ve started taking…
Relationships with others change after a diagnosis of dementia, especially with those very close to us. Some become stronger, but many disappear. Our children have mostly acted as if nothing is wrong, and manage any obvious changes as best they can. Our way of coping is to use humour; for example initially they used to introduce me…
Dementia represents the end of dreaming, a long and unforgiving one way odyssey into obscurity, clouded in a thick and unforgiving fog. I wrote that some time ago, and in many ways still feel the same. There are many days when I am tempted to detest having dementia and the disabilities it is inflicting on me, and I…
Humanity simply means the qualities or characteristics considered as a whole to be characteristic of human beings; kindness, charity, sympathy or compassion. People with dementia too often find that people without dementia do not offer them humanity; they instead seem to be filled with a lack of humanity, caused by a lack of education and…
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