MINERALS and HEAVY METALS Please note: This post is intended to alert readers to some of the hiding places of dangerous metals. A big subject to tackle, so I will stick to the basics. There are plenty of sites online dealing in depth with this subject. A build-up of toxic and other elements in our … Continue reading UNDER ATTACK – Part 3
Day: March 13, 2019
HEALTHCARE IN FRANCE – AN OVERVIEW
France is said to have one of the highest standards of medical care in Europe, perhaps even the world. However, in the current climate, they're inevitably having to make cutbacks. Is it still value for money? What praise or criticisms do we have and should we be relying on the medical profession to take responsibility … Continue reading HEALTHCARE IN FRANCE – AN OVERVIEW
AIDE MEMOIRE
It’s heart-warming to see that look on Leaf’s face. His eyes are shut and he’s smiling. Every now and then he sniffs back a tear or two. He’s listening to a favourite LP from the 70’s. The music is unlocking treasured memories. How glad we are we didn’t sell his collection. Every one is a … Continue reading AIDE MEMOIRE
LOTS OF LOVE
The diagnosis of my husband Leaf’s Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), catapulted us into another reality. We found ourselves facing an unpredictable future. This presented problems and challenges that were new to us. How would we adapt to the carer/sufferer relationship, cope with everyday living, maintain our social life, apply for all the French system has to offer … Continue reading LOTS OF LOVE
HELP, HELP!
(For English-speakers living in France and others who are interested to know what’s available to dementia sufferers and carers in this country) LA BELLE FRANCE We’re so often told to ‘follow the dream’. Go for it, take the risk, don’t just talk about it – feel the fear and do it anyway*. Here we are … Continue reading HELP, HELP!
UNDER ATTACK
PART ONE We live in a toxic world, whether we like it or not. Our bodies are under attack from multiple directions. There are numerous factors that could contribute towards falling victim to dementia or other serious disease or chronic condition. Of those mentioned in ‘THE BIG QUESTION’, there’s no doubt lifestyle tops the list. … Continue reading UNDER ATTACK
NO UNIVERSAL ANSWER
The word Dementia comes from the Latin and literally means ‘out of one’s mind’. The Romans and the ancient Greeks such as Aristotle and Plato, Hippocrates, Pythagoras and others, thought cerebral atrophy was a natural ‘side effect’ of old age. GREAT MINDS ... Since then, presumed causes, as opposed to contributory factors, seem to have … Continue reading NO UNIVERSAL ANSWER
IGNORANCE IS NOT BLISS
There are those who would call me opinionated and I cannot deny I do get rather passionate about some issues. But my response to the accusation – however it’s cloaked – is that at least I have an opinion. There will obviously be some subjects about which it’s important to admit we don’t know enough … Continue reading IGNORANCE IS NOT BLISS
LET’S NOT PANIC
Might we be at risk? THE BIG QUESTION listed some of the main factors that could contribute to a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) or another form of dementia. I shall be looking at them in more detail in a future post, but for the moment, I think it’s important to define what is normal forgetfulness as … Continue reading LET’S NOT PANIC
THE BIG QUESTION
…Why do some of us develop dementia? There seems to be no definitive answer although, as with many diseases or conditions, our genes can certainly tell us what we could fall prey to. We know this, well most of us do! And there are tests to determine where our jolly old DNA could take us. … Continue reading THE BIG QUESTION
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