Friends
This morning I read an advice sheet from a local dementia support organization on “aggressive behaviour”. Enough to send me into a rage, never mind… Read More »Friends
Dr Rayne Stroebel
Care…Do We? Can We? Should We?
I am back on semantics, and again on the word CARE. Yesterday I spent the day with my wonderful friend Alhena Curreri – half Italian,… Read More »Care…Do We? Can We? Should We?
Navigating The World – Part One
Sitting at Medi-Clinic waiting for an ultrasound (nothing serious) I am aware again of how frightening it must be for an older person, let alone… Read More »Navigating The World – Part One
Navigating The World
London, UK. I am always so aware of how much more visible older people are in Europe. Not only is it much safer for them… Read More »Navigating The World
Silence Is Golden
So I have spent the last two nights in a student “Res” on the Stirling campus in Scotland. I have long forgotten my undergrad student… Read More »Silence Is Golden
REmentia
Rementia (yes, as opposed to dementia) is not a new concept. It goes from the understanding that people living with neurocognitive impairment can learn new… Read More »REmentia
It Takes Two To Tango
Often when watching someone living with memory loss I wonder what goes through their minds when they are just sitting there, staring into space. Maybe… Read More »It Takes Two To Tango
Bear Hugs
Our response, our gaze, and our being with a person living with dementia can af rm or negate their personhood, status, autonomy, being-in-the-world. What goes… Read More »Bear Hugs
“They all have dementia!”
The loss of power when being diagnosed with dementia is a very real and terrifying event for most people. Suddenly you are no longer in… Read More »“They all have dementia!”
See Me
Ten years ago, it was said that cancer was the biggest fear of older people. It is now dementia (or cognitive impairment). I like to… Read More »See Me