The group held its monthly meeting on Friday 24th
May. After a much needed time for coffee and chat, a warm welcome was extended
to Wendy Harkness from the Alzheimers Society, together with her colleague
Sharon Donnelly, to talk on the subject of “Coping with Memory Loss”.
The subject drew excellent attendance. Wendy’s informative talk explained in simple
terms about the different parts of the brain and what happens in the most
common of the hundred different types of dementia. She explained some of the
many symptoms that patients experience and how their every day lives can be
affected. Inevitably, as the majority of carers attending the meeting looked
after some with dementia, ideas for how to cope with these symptoms were high
on the ‘wanted’ list and much anecdotal evidence, shared by both Wendy and carers,
provided very practical advice. The
discussion that followed also made it clear just how important it is to make
everyone aware of the symptoms of dementia, not just those who are affected by
it.
Useful links on the subject of dementia:
Living with dementia: http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents.php?categoryID=200342
Caring for a person with dementia: http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents.php?categoryID=200343
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