Dec 29, 2018 | About Dementia
There are four types of medication prescribed to treat symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. However, there are no dementia specific drugs available, although the person may be given other drugs to treat underlying conditions, such as heart disease, a stroke in the case of...
Oct 20, 2018 | About Dementia
It’s important to make the distinction between Alzheimer’s and dementia. Dementia is not a diagnosis as such. The word ‘dementia’ is an umbrella term used to describe a set of symptoms such as memory loss, difficulties with language, judgement, thinking and solving...
Oct 20, 2018 | About Dementia
Are you worried about developing Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia in the future? If you are caring for a parent or other relative with dementia, you’ll see first-hand how devastating the condition can be. So it’s natural that, from time to time, you may feel...
May 27, 2018 | About Dementia
Christina Neal wrote the blog below a week before her mum Hazel died of vascular dementia. At the time, she had no idea that her mum only had a week to live, but she knew that her mum had gotten worse very quickly. The important thing she learned was when to let go....
Oct 16, 2017 | About Dementia
Vascular dementia is caused by a stroke or series of mini-strokes that affects blood supply to the brain. It may be less likely to be genetic than some other forms of dementia, though more research in this area is needed. Studies show conflicting results. Your...
May 21, 2017 | About Dementia, Advice
I decided to take my mum on holiday. It seemed like such a good idea at the time. Mum was feeling very sad about losing my father and was lonely at home on her own.He had died a year ago, but she understandably hadn’t got over the loss, as they had been married for...
