My mother first showed signs of Alzheimer’s Disease probably as early as 2008. She was 82 then. She couldn’t remember dates, places and names of family members. She couldn’t tell one day from another, and forgot what she just had for dinner or where she had left her purse. That was 11 years ago. I […]
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My mother first showed signs of Alzheimer’s Disease probably as early as 2008. She was 82 then. She couldn’t remember dates, places and names of family members. She didn’t know one day from another, and forgot what she just had for dinner or where she had left her purse. That was 11 years ago. I
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September is World Alzheimer’s month. We will be featuring articles that will help promote awareness of Alzheimer’s and also share stories by carers on how they cope with looking after a loved one with Alzheimer’s – the most common form of dementia. Here’s one story published in Alzheimer’s Association blog that will resonate with those
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August seems to be a popular month for seminars. I attended three, and had to skip two as they clashed with other commitments. Some of the information I picked up from each of these seminars is of relevance to seniors. I am sharing these slides and images below in the hope that our blog readers
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Who among us would not want to live a long and happy life? We all want to enjoy our golden years in good health, and that means being able to take care of ourselves and remaining physically active and mentally sound. But life does not always give us what we want. What happens when old
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Hogewey is a gated model village specially designed for dementia patients After watching Dr Sanjay Gupta’s documentary “Dementia Village” last Saturday night on CNN, my first thought was – if only there was such a village in Malaysia or Singapore! In a speech at the 3rd Singapore International Neurocognitive Symposium, 5 April 2013, Singapore’s Minister for Health,
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Alzheimer’s purple ribbon It’s been a week now since the National Caregivers’ Seminar up in Genting (see previous post). I continue to receive email enquiries about the seminar and also about the daycare centres that were recommended. Some of you have written to me about the daily challenges you face as a caregiver. I thank
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Take note of the address and contact number. Not many people know of this centre. It’s about 45-60 minutes drive from KL/PJ. Ever since I wrote in an earlier post that my mother has dementia and is currently staying in a home-care centre specially catering for folks with dementia, I have received many requests for
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Last Thursday, my mother had her first appointment at the ‘Memory Clinic’ – an euphemism for the Psychiatric Clinic. If you have never spent hours waiting in a crowded government hospital, count yourself lucky. It’s not an experience you want to subject yourself to, if you can help it. It’s very depressing, more so in a
ALZHEIMER’S – TAKING IT ONE DAY AT A TIME Read More »
What diseases do doctors fear most for themselves? I posed this question to my mom’s cardiologist at his clinic last week. Without hesitation he said “Stroke and dementia.” I don’t have direct experience taking care of a stroke patient. But caring for my mother who has dementia has given me a first-hand look at what
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