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Ten things to do if you are caring for someone in the early stages of dementia
If you suspect a relative might be developing dementia, or if they have been diagnosed with a form of dementia, like Alzheimer’s, which develops relatively slowly, here are a few things you might...
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Ten More Things to Do if Someone Has Sudden Onset Dementia
Sometimes, the onset of dementia is very sudden and you might not have the luxury of preparation. The dementia sufferer is probably in hospital and you are probably exhausted. You are also in...
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Keeping Mum related events coming up
Hi everyone, there are a lot of things happening in the near future. For example I shall be giving a talk at the House of Lords next Thursday on behalf of CarersUK. That should be fun! Then on Saturday...
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Carers at the House of Lords
Last Thursday I gave a talk at the House of Lords. It is a stunning place; history seeps from every stone. We were on the terrace. It was quite windy, so we were glad of the marquee. But the sun was...
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Carers’ Holidays: Taking a Break
Hello from a very suntanned Marianne…have been on holiday in Spain for two weeks. The weather was superb, as was the gorgeous Mesquita (mosque) inCordoba. I am aware as I write this that many of you...
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Talk for Dementia Awareness Week
Yesterday I gave a talk on caring for the Independent Living Centre at Didcot from where they run Oxfordshire’s Dementia Information Line. It was a ‘drop-in’ day for Dementia Awareness Week. What a...
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Caring for Carers
September 6th would have been Mum’s 92nd birthday. She always said, for some reason, that she expected to live to 93. Wrong by 4 years. Given her condition in the last few years of her life, I am...
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Beyond Dilnot at the King’s Fund
On Tuesday I spoke at the ‘Beyond Dilnot’ conference, at the King’s Fund in London. The first speaker was Andrew Dilnot, the author of the report that, were it to be accepted, would revolutionise...
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Down Memory Lane
Last Thursday I went on a pilgrimage to Poynton, my parents’ village. I have never forgotten how wonderful everyone was when first Dad, and then Mum, became ill. So I had written to the vicar offering...
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