Sep 1, 2015
Jean Lee’s memoir “Alzheimer’s Daughter” is at once a moving, highly personal and informative account of how the “brain-devouring monster” simultaneously swallowed up both her parents’ lives, and a universal story. It offers solace, through experiences shared, to...
Jul 14, 2015
Tim Lloyd-Yeates was an extraordinary man whose life enhanced hundreds if not thousands of others because he was possessed of a rare combination of insight, generosity of spirit and sharp intelligence. It hardly seems possible that he has gone – a gentle giant...
Jun 24, 2015
If you Google Dr Jennifer Bute the first entry you see is for her website. Its title is “Glorious Opportunity” and in many ways it tells you all you need to know about this remarkable woman. Formerly an executive partner in a large GP practice in Southampton, Dr Bute...
Jun 14, 2015
I arrived at Lambeth’s Healthy Living Club at the same time as 75-year-old William. He couldn’t find his wallet to pay for his transport. No matter, Dave Bell, a volunteer, was on hand to lend him the money. Later I saw Dave making sure that William, who has...
Jun 8, 2015
Two moments stood out for me as I watched the first of Channel 4’s three-part Dementiaville series, billed as a programme exploring a radical approach to dementia treatment being used in a Midlands care home’s specialist unit called Poppy Lodge. The first was...
May 26, 2015
Many of the pieces I write on dementia are about joining the dots, making connections between what different people are doing in various parts of the country, or even the world. Never has this been more true than at a recent conference held by Sitra – a...
