Grandparents with dementia: helping kids engage with kindness and care
Many children enjoy a particularly special bond with their grandparents. If they are lucky enough to have them, grandparents are a valuable outer ring of the nuclear family. They are often able to offer the best elements of parenting (such as love, support, attention...
Of love and loss: when your partner has dementia
“He will always be my husband. It’s the disease that has taken so much away from me,” says Glynis Williams. “Richard,” she continues, “is still Richard.” Glynis’s husband, Richard Williams – her beloved partner of thirty years – has Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD),...
Caregivers must take care of their own mental health during the COVID-19 lockdown, or risk burnout.
South Africans — and around a quarter of the world’s population — are now weeks into lockdown or “shelter at home” decrees, as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to make its devastating mark on the world. For carers of people living with dementia, the lockdown...
How having a sense of purpose helps those with dementia
Dementia alters the path of a person’s life irrevocably, not only are their memories taken from them, but they also suffer behavioural and psychological symptoms such as anxiety and depression. As many as 95% of people who are diagnosed with dementia experience...