Category Archives: Human interest

Become a Dementia Friend

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The UK government has launched the Dementia Friends scheme, which has been adapted from a similar program in Japan that recruited three million volunteers.

Meanwhile about a million people have been trained as Dementia Friend.

Dementia signs

  • Struggling to remember recent events
  • Problems following conversations
  • Forgetting the names of friends or objects
  • Repeating yourself
  • Problems with thinking or reasoning
  • Confusion in familiar places

Sessions in workplaces and town halls across the country will explain what dementia is, what it is like to have the condition and what people can do to help if they meet someone with the symptoms.

Read all about it HERE

Your Pet and Alzheimer

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When you care for someone with Alzheimer it may be a good idea to take your pet along when you visit them.

The person with Alzheimer needs to like pets though but there are lots of benefits of letting the patient have contact with a pet. Read up about it in our link for today.

Read all about it HERE

The reality behind “Still Alice” the Alzheimer movie

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The movie serves a great purpose in that it brings awareness about Alzheimer and specifically early onset Alzheimer to the public. As you can read the in the link for today however there are a few shortcuts taken that usually do not happen in real life. Read it and be aware of what you should be doing or what you should discuss with your loved one who may get early onset Alzheimer.

Read all about it HERE