Welcome to the third of my seven blog posts for UK Dementia Awareness Week 2015. This year’s Dementia Awareness Week centres around the theme of doing something new for people with dementia, under the mantra that ‘Life doesn’t have to end when dementia…
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Do something new… and pamper
Welcome to the second of my seven blog posts for UK Dementia Awareness Week 2015. This year’s Dementia Awareness Week centres around the theme of doing something new for people with dementia, under the mantra that ‘Life doesn’t have to end when…
Do something new… with mealtimes
Welcome to the first of my seven blog posts for UK Dementia Awareness Week 2015. This year’s Dementia Awareness Week centres around the theme of doing something new for people with dementia, under the mantra that ‘Life doesn’t have to end when…
Taking stock
Last weekend marked the 3rd anniversary of my dad’s death. Alongside remembering that immensely sad day, it also prompted a lot of reflection, both personally about dad’s life and the gap he has left behind, but also more generally about…
One million friends, but we need specialists too
Like many people who have supported the Dementia Friends initiative, I was delighted to hear the announcement that the target of creating one million Dementia Friends was recently reached. Dementia Friends is the UK Government’s initiative, in partnership with the…
