Before Alzheimers or another form of Dementia touches our lives, many of us will have had the idea that sufferers are tragic people sitting hunched and drooling or ranting and raving like folk possessed. We have yet to learn that these diseases come on extremely gradually. In the early stages, often only family, friends and … Continue reading MOVING ON …
Category: Symptoms
ODD SOCKS – WHO CARES!
It’s something so many of us have in common – the odd sock, the one that got away, the one that’s destined never to meet up with its partner again. It’s a mystery. Of course, there may be a bright spark out there who never has this problem because they’ve found a way to keep … Continue reading ODD SOCKS – WHO CARES!
THE ANCHOR
Dealing with dementia is trying to keep a small boat afloat on a temperamental sea. We never know what will surface from the depths to overturn us or plunge us into a storm. Daytimes can be calm and manageable while we bob gently with the waves and sometimes, usually at night, a thick fog will … Continue reading THE ANCHOR
D FOR DANGER
When I was about three years old, I was often looked after by my sister, then around sixteen. She would take me shopping, to the park and so on. We lived in Roehampton, South London. One day, when in the chemist, she let go of my leading rein while she fished in her purse for the … Continue reading D FOR DANGER
WHEN AD COMES TO STAY
This post is based on personal experience but I’m told the difficulties we’re up against are typical, albeit that no two sufferers and carers are alike. For the sake of simplicity, I’ve named us as below to give an element of universality to the piece. THE CAST: Self – Female Carer … Continue reading WHEN AD COMES TO STAY
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
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
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