Words have great the potential to hurt, and hurtful words can also leave long lasting scars. As anyone who has followed me here for a few years, you will know I have written and spoken about it many times. I’ve even been plagiarised by a dementia consultant based in the UK, so some of what…
Apart from the thrill of finding out one of my blogs titled The Power of Language was the top resource for Cosmopolita Scotland late last year, I remain confused that people find it so challenging to respect the wish of many, not to PUBLICLY refer to people with dementia as sufferers. Yes, I am happy about this……
The last few days have been racked with a sadness after the loss of a friend with younger onset dementia; for many of us there has been a revisiting of our own mortality, and the issues many people with dementia and our loved ones discuss, especially in the early days following a diagnosis. The fear engendered by the…
I have been published a few times in this journal, and as I’m feeling especially fatigued today, and have a number of physical health issues getting in the way of normal activities, I thought I’d post the links to three articles there, as well as adding a PDF of the one about human rights in aged…
Today I have had the honour of having presented “The Power of Language” at a Symposium in Perth, Western Australia. The full program is here Dementia Partnership Project Programme_The ME in Dementia. I have often referenced the invited international guest speaker Dawn Brooker in my writings, and so am delighted to have now had the…
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