Monthly Archives: June 2012
How living a stressful lifestyle could lead to dementia
- The stress of moving house or losing a loved one could contribute, the scientists believe
PUBLISHED: 07:31, 26 June 2012 | UPDATED: 10:28, 26 June 2012
Stressful events such as moving house or the death of a loved one could lead people to develop dementia, researchers have suggested.
Experts have been investigating the role stress plays in causing Alzheimer’s, and claim that certain ‘traumatic experiences’ are factors in developing the condition.
The study, being led by Professor Clive Holmes at the University of Southampton, will monitor 140 people aged over 50 with mild cognitive impairment during an 18-month period.
Tour of Longner House and Gardens for Family Carers
Family Carers given the opportunity to enjoy a tour of the House and Gardens
Start date: 19/07/2012
End date: 19/07/2012
Start time: 10.30am
End time: 12 noon onwards
Venue: Longner Hall, Uffington, Shrewsbury SY4 4TG
Event description: Mrs Gill Burton has kindly offered Family Carers the opportunity to enjoy a tour of Longner House and gardens. This fine historic hall was designed in 1805 by John Nash and built on the site of the previous house for the Burton Family and it has grounds laid out by Humphrey Repton.
LET’S FIGHT FOR THE ‘FORGOTTEN GENERATION’
Grandparents can care for the young but who will care for the elderly
Tuesday June 26,2012
By Esther Rantzen
TEN MILLION people in Britain are without a voice, without an advocate, without rights of their own yet these 10 million have spent their lives earning the right to respect and advocacy and their voices desperately need to be heard. They are the Britons over 65 who have given so much to our country.
Many worked hard, brought up families, scrimped and saved during the war years and are still proud and uncomplaining. Many are being parents all over again – a recent survey suggested 25 grandparents a day quit their jobs to help their own children raise families.
In these tough times, with more new mums having to go out to work to support the family, it’s grandparents who are being relied on to look after the children and ensure continuity at home. Yet despite most willingly doing all they can for the family they remain unpaid, unrecognised and somewhat forgotten – not by their children and grandchildren but by society and, more specifically, the Government.
