Dementia – Navigating the Change of Memories
So what does it feel like to have dementia? Firstly, what is it, a condition that might make you think of forgotten keys and misplaced glasses, but it's so much more than [...]
So what does it feel like to have dementia? Firstly, what is it, a condition that might make you think of forgotten keys and misplaced glasses, but it's so much more than [...]
It seems like such a simple thing, to have a shower, but...... Dementia is a complex and progressive neurological condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Among the numerous challenges faced by [...]
In the realm of neurodegenerative diseases, Lewy body dementia (LBD) stands as one of the most complex and challenging conditions. Named after the protein deposits found in the brain, known as Lewy [...]
In an aging world, the prevalence of dementia continues to rise, making it one of the most pressing global health concerns. Dementia is not a specific disease but an umbrella term for [...]
There is now available to anyone who wants one, a sunflower lanyard, which signals that the person has a hidden disability, which could include dementia. This lanyard scheme started in 2016, it [...]
Caring is a tough role, there are days when it is wonderful, rewarding and connecting and others that it is just thankless and miserable. And sometimes this can happen in the same [...]
As humans, we have been going for tens of thousands of years and some things are therefore intrinsically human and resonate with us all in different ways. The oldest paintings that have [...]
These days there are less and less veterans of World War II and those that are alive now would have been very young and not necessarily taken part in active combat. But [...]
DNR stands for “do not resuscitate”, which is an end of life decision, but is limited to CPR, which are chest compression and having the heart re-started. This is not the only [...]
When there is university academic research, there has to be an ethics consideration and some of the experiments that were done in the past are no longer possible, because of the ethics [...]