Even in the deepest dementia, when the person seems to have disappeared, he or she remains. And God still speaks to His people. This is just one story of that.
Worship helps us to hold ourselves together. In one of his devotional books, Selwyn Hughes, one of Wales’ best-loved preachers, pointed out that in worship we find unity, not just with God but within ourselves.
If you were visiting your mother with dementia in her care home, how would you feel if you found her having an animated conversation with
A newspaper picture recently caught my eye as one of the ladies in it is the dead spit of former Coronation Street character Ena Sharples
For Christians who have dementia, even quite advanced, Christmas Carol Services can be a great blessing. Their minds may have forgotten that it is Christmas
We read things and say to ourselves, ‘I wish I could do something about it…’ Well here’s one of those good chances to really
A news story on BBC 4 this morning about depression in the elderly said new research showed that depression in an elderly person could be an
‘Different cultures have different perceptions of mental illnesses – including dementia,’ begins an article on the NSPCC website flagged up by the Guardian newspaper today.
The last thing I expected from a conference on the elderly and dementia was to come away rejoicing!’ said one friend to another as they
‘I never thought that I would attend a conference on issues of old age and dementia, and come away feeling so full of joy.’ ‘We’d
When someone has dementia, the person remains. However changed the behaviour, however different the person seems to be, the essence of the person remains. (Stokes[i]
A councillor in North Yorkshire County Council has warned that cost cutting has left older people without transport and at risk of loneliness. Shelagh Marshall,
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