WELCOME TO LIVING WITH DEMENTIA

I love Christmas - always have. I look forward to it eagerly. The sights, the sounds, the food, the friendship and the festivity. But...

When you visit a museum, a palace or stately home, what do you find most interesting? Do you like to gaze at the brilliant architecture?...

When you’re living with dementia, you see the world differently. You experience problems and annoyances that, although obvious to you,...

I wasn’t going to write a blog this week as I'm in a considerable amount of pain, but I decided that I ought to, seeing that something...

If you've already discovered the delights of volunteering, then I'm preaching to the converted, but in my experience, many, many people...

It happened again last night. It's been happening quite a lot recently. Pam had to slap me to wake me up, because I was kicking and...

The 19th July was heavily touted as "freedom day" by the UK government. The day when The Prime Minister's gamble on trusting the public’s...

Preface. Alzheimer's is a fascinating and strange disease. Its effects sometimes include some remarkable changes in the people it...

Last Thursday was an important day for me. As I waited in the foyer of the Northampton National Driving Assessment Centre (NDAC), I...

I'm so proud to have won the "Couldn't Do It Without You" award at the Alzheimer's Society People Awards finals last week. This award...

Back at last! I've missed you. For the last week or so, Pam and I have been on holiday on the Isle of Wight. We were privileged to be...

Sometimes, it's difficult to motivate oneself. But it's vitally important to our wellbeing that we continue to challenge ourselves. It...

Alzheimer's Society have just released a short video of clips from a video diary I've been keeping. If you enjoy it, please "like" the...

Sometimes, a person with dementia has to be brave. Today was one of those days, and I'm still not sure whether or not I was a "hero" or...

I consciously try not to blog about Covid 19, pandemics and "lockdown" too much, as I am heartily sick of the wall-to-wall coverage and...

Today I'm feeling positive, enthusiastic and upbeat. Why? I'm not sure really. But nevertheless, like the old hippie that I am, I want to...

My dementia is merely a part of my life. Something I live with. I feel its presence hovering around me almost all of the time, and I have...

They were early. They were always early for appointments. They sat in their car, a little bubble of calm in a busy carpark, trying to...

Listen up! Listen up all of you people out there who are living with dementia, especially those of you with early onset dementia! OK....

There's something in the air besides the Covid 19 virus. A definite feeling that the U.K. is on the verge of resuming business as normal...