Tag: the person remains

The light’s off, but there’s definitely someone in there

Even when behaviour is changed due to dementia and it seems that the person has gone – their spirit is still there, deep inside. The way we respond to them honours their God-given personhood.

April 23, 2024

The light may be out, but someone’s in!

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]

January 16, 2015

Louise Morse

Louise Morse MA (CBT) is media and external relations manager for the Pilgrims’ Friend Society. She is a writer and speaker, and author of books on issues of old age, including dementia, published by Lion Monarch and SPCK. She is a cognitive behavioural therapist, and her Masters’ dissertation examined the effects of caring for a loved one with dementia on close relatives.