‘Pick an argument –or read out loud’ said the headline, with a story that suggests that having a vigorous discussion or reading out loud to
Music is a powerful thing. It’s good for the brain and it blesses the soul. But the lyrics of some popular songs are harmful for older
The Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has announced plans for GPs to start assessing patients’ risk of dementia from the age of 40 onwards, it’s been
A group of Christian leaders has written to the Telegraph newspaper pointing out the reasons that extending Sunday trading hours would be harmful. They say
The Office of National Statistics recent figures showed the biggest annual rise in elderly deaths for almost fifty years – a 5.4% increase, equating to
It’s good to announce that our latest little book, ‘Caring for an Elderly Parent: When Grandma Came to Stay’ is published today! It’s been written
A study by the Alzheimer’s Society finds that nine out of 10 dementia carers are stressed, anxious or depressed. No shock there, Sherlock. Your average
Gwenllian Davies, thought to be the oldest woman in Wales, died today, 25th January, aged 110. Gwenllian was born in 1905, the year that Albert
God gives us friends with different giftings. We know the one who’ll champion us instinctively when we’ve been wronged (even if it turns out that
… is to thank God for all He did in the old one! And all the years before that, too. And did you know that
If thanks generated sparks that could be seen from space there’d be millions of them lighting up the sky at Christmas time. And I like
In a digital newsletter just now I set out some tips for looking after older relatives who come to spend a family Christmas, but I
Standing over my stove cooking bacon and eggs, my sixteen year old grandson observed that everything was too low. ‘Look at this,’ he said, ‘
DEMENTIA: PATHWAYS TO HOPE is officially released today – and this week we heard (the publisher and me) that it is number 11 in the Top 50
Seeing the couple of newspapers I was buying at my local garage this morning, the young man behind the cashtill picked up the tabloid and
Where would we be without people who inspire us? At the gym one morning I was feeling pleased with myself when I found I could
You know you’ve hit the right buttons at a conference when people say things like, ‘I travelled two hours to get there but it was
This little blog is entirely non-political, but with an announcement by Alex Wild of the Taxpayers Alliance that was seemingly underlined by former defence minister
It’s very encouraging going through participants’ feedback forms from our conference in Godalming. Think I’ve mentioned this already. But what I haven’t mentioned is that if you couldn’t
If you weren’t at Godalming Baptist Church last Saturday you missed a great conference. It began with local GP Dr Martin Brunet giving the basic
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