Christmas 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...
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Peter Middleton
Jan 23, 20223 min read
The Importance of Ephemera
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?...
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Peter Middleton
Jan 7, 20224 min read
How to become a Dementia Activist
When you’re living with dementia, you see the world differently. You experience problems and annoyances that, although obvious to you,...
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Peter Middleton
Sep 30, 20213 min read
Fractured!
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...
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Peter Middleton
Aug 29, 20212 min read
Why don't YOU volunteer?
If you've already discovered the delights of volunteering, then I'm preaching to the converted, but in my experience, many, many people...
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Peter Middleton
Aug 14, 20212 min read
Fighting in my sleep
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...
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Peter Middleton
Jul 31, 20212 min read
"Freedom Day" and Covid Chaos
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...
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Peter Middleton
Jul 3, 20212 min read
The House of Her Childhood
Preface. Alzheimer's is a fascinating and strange disease. Its effects sometimes include some remarkable changes in the people it...
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Peter Middleton
Jun 26, 20214 min read
Driving Assessment Time...
Last Thursday was an important day for me. As I waited in the foyer of the Northampton National Driving Assessment Centre (NDAC), I...
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Peter Middleton
Jun 2, 20211 min read
STOP PRESS!
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...
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Peter Middleton
May 31, 20212 min read
Unwrapping Lockdown
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...
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Peter Middleton
May 7, 20212 min read
Push Yourself!
Sometimes, it's difficult to motivate oneself. But it's vitally important to our wellbeing that we continue to challenge ourselves. It...
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Peter Middleton
Apr 26, 20211 min read
One Month With Dementia
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...
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Peter Middleton
Apr 17, 20214 min read
Phone Fright - The Seven Circles of Hell
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...
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Peter Middleton
Apr 3, 20213 min read
Brave New World
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...
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Peter Middleton
Mar 28, 20213 min read
Don't Let Dementia Prevent Ya!
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...
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Peter Middleton
Mar 20, 20213 min read
The Curious Case of the Chilli Con Carne
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...
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Peter Middleton
Mar 12, 20213 min read
The Diagnosis - A Short Story
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...
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Peter Middleton
Mar 9, 20212 min read
CBT and Spotting the Signs of Dementia
Listen up! Listen up all of you people out there who are living with dementia, especially those of you with early onset dementia! OK....
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Peter Middleton
Feb 14, 20212 min read
Breaking Through into the Post-Covid World
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...
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