Coping with confusion and hallucinations

Coping with confusion and hallucinations

It was the strangest situation. My mum rang me one evening and told me that there were people in her living room refusing to leave. She said they were standing around talking and ignoring her. I asked her to put one of them on the phone to me, and I heard her saying:...
A flexible approach is best

A flexible approach is best

Before I began caring for my mum, I used to plan everything in my life. I was a total control freak. Everything had to be scheduled and my goals all had deadlines. It may sound boring it certainly didn’t do my career any harm. I enjoyed having control over my daily...

‘Giving up his business must have been so hard’

Dr Zaid Aldin, a consultant vascular specialist who runs Harley Street Vein Clinic in London, explains why he felt compelled to sponsor the Dementia Help Cycle Challenge.  I know from personal experience how much effort it takes to build a business from scratch. I...

‘I know how hard it is for carers’

Company director Monica Bradley didn’t hesitate to agree to sponsor the Dementia Help Cycle Challenge. As a former carer, she understands how hard it is to look after a loved one with dementia…  MB Associates is an award-winning mortgage brokers based in Cheam,...