SIT DOWN TED!
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How a lack of autonomy & agency impact health for a person living with dementia…
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Connection in a Crowded Room
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We’ve all experienced that feeling…
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THE SPELL OF TIME THIEVES
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Recently, I’ve been thinking more about time and the pressure we are under to fit everything in…
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A DEVINE CHAT ABOUT TOUCH
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Don’t you just love it when you hit it off with someone and are completely on the same page.
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FINDING THE KEYS TO UNLOCK DEPRESSION
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When mum was first diagnosed with dementia, she had also been living with a diagnosis of depression.
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NA-NIGHT LOVE
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It’s not surprising mum didn’t sleep well. In my teens, I would often come downstairs to start breakfast and find her asleep on the couch. She would often fall asleep there with a duvet pulled over her having watched TV until the white dot...
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WHAT’S GOOD FOR YOUR HEART IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEAD
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Although dementia continues to touch more lives, the growth of the number of people who live with dementia slowed in recent years and this in part has been linked to better lifestyle choices; “what’s good for your heart is good for your...
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THIS IS WHAT LOVE LOOKS LIKE…
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Oxytocin is our love & wellbeing hormone; our “tend & befriend” hormone which calms & connects us & helps us build trust with others. It supports our immune system & helps regulate more volatile emotions.
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Dementia and Trauma
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Being diagnosed with any serious illness can be traumatic, and dementia is no exception.
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REFLECTIONS
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Many people have said you should never disagree with people living with dementia.
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Dementia Action Week: “Never disagree? I disagree!”
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“If at first ……. the spanner doesn’t work, then try the pliers … and if the pliers don’t work try something else, including going back to the spanner.”
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Trauma bit me on the bum!
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Trauma bit me on the bum! I thought I went into adoption with less naivete than many, having co-deputized as a manager in a children’s home in the 1990s, I helped create a nurturing environment for children who had experienced a very rocky start...
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