Adventures with Dementia

I know I've posted about this before but I still have very mixed feelings about the importance of a quick diagnosis. Someone asked onlin...

Apologies if this has been posted about already but I couldn't find it if it has. The atlas can be viewed here: https://shapeatlas.n...

This story has, understandably, caused quite a stir. An elderly man with dementia who has been singing publicly for many years is still able...

This recent piece of research may be of interest: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=2625

The respected US-based Alzforum (Working for a cure) has some thoughts on the potential effects on research of 'Brexit' (the decisio...

Some months ago, I got out our Yamaha keyboard (quite a sophisticated one left here by my younger son Joe) at our care/PS's suggestion. ...

I haven't blogged much recently. I seem to be spending more time checking up on S when I'm alone here and she is resting or sleeping...

A year ago yesterday S had her first fit. I've just looked back at what I wrote during the first few days after the fit and I sound pret...

Some time ago now, a neighbour was asking after S and I tried to explain that, even though she can hardly speak or do much for herself she i...

We need a balanced view of dementia from the media. The smiley grey-haired little old lady and her smiley carer should share the billing wit...

Thanks are due to the Alzheimer's Society for bringing to light what might well be described as a scandal: https://www.alzheimers.org....

People with dementia, as well as many other people, are sometimes prescribed 'just in case' medication packs as they approach the en...

This video is self-explanatory:

I thought this was worth posting. He says some interesting things but it's a bit of an anti-climax when you realise that, as with so man...

When I went to get S into a position so that I could give her her breakfast yesterday morning she winced and clutched the top of the arm tha...

I have always been somewhat somewhat sceptical about the push for more people to get an early diagnosis and I've posted about this befor...

I am very grateful to a member of the Alzheimer's Society's 'Talking Point' forum for posting a link to this very interestin...

I found this report on a research project very interesting: http://www.alzforum.org/news/research-news/memory-retrieval-not-storage-hinder...

Link to an article in the Daily Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/12188092/Alzheimers-disease-could-be-caus...

The British Medical Association has produced a report which addresses some important issues and prompts some questions about how people appr...