Sep 12, 2014
Just as I was about to post this week’s blog I set it aside in favour of another. I did so because of a remarkable interview on Radio 4 between John Humphrys, the Today programme’s resident Rottweiler, and Denise Stevens, who cares for her husband Mike, who...
Aug 28, 2014
Elizabeth is Missing is an unusually bold and clever novel: a 70-year-old mystery narrated by an old lady with the beginnings of dementia. Maud is funny and sharp. She is observant and self- aware. She is also living through what must be one of the most frightening...
Aug 1, 2014
When I heard about the three different eras of dementia that have occurred in Japan – a country whose treatment of those living with the condition is said to be one of the most progressive in the world – I was intrigued and vowed to learn more. It’s taken me a few...
Jul 7, 2014
I’ve been toying with the idea of writing a blog about risk and people living with dementia for some time now, and a recent Times article with the provocative headline, “People with dementia told to start living dangerously” provided the impetus I needed. The fact...
Jun 29, 2014
When I launched my website five months ago I wanted its home page to reflect who I am. I thought about this and came up with my three tabs: Writer, Campaigner, Mum. Strictly speaking, if my different hats were placed in order of priority, Mum would come...
Jun 11, 2014
Memory. Even before I began to write about dementia the subject fascinated me. At university I studied for an English degree that included post-structuralist readings of the Romantic poets (don’t even ask) and decided, in my 22-year-old wisdom, that memory as such...
