Driving, dementia and the elderly: A risky business

This is without, a very contentious and hot topic. I recently heard someone with dementia, who is also over 65, state they were going to get a copy of their car key made to hide somewhere, so that when the keys were taken away because they could no longer drive, they would still have a key…

What’s the point of lying?

We all lie occasionally, and research says some people all the time, as often as every 10 minutes. And it causes far more problems than many people realise, it is not simply a little white lie, that covers up a small truth. So why do some people do it (everyone, according to most researchers)? It comes…

Contented

The first known use of the word contented according to the free Merriam-Webster online Dictionary is the 15 century, and it means simply that we are feeling satisfied with our life, that we are feeling or showing satisfaction with our possessions, status, or situation; we have accepted the situation we are in, and are happy…