Category Archives: dementia
We salute work of carers in this Dementia Week
The devastating impact of Alzheimer’s, or dementia
Thursday, 24 May 2012
This week (May 21-27) is Dementia Awareness Week and I would like your readers to spare a thought for people across Northern Ireland, who are struggling with the relentless, debilitating advance of Alzheimer’s, or dementia, as well as those who care for them. I work for a disability charity called Vitalise. Each year, we welcome couples affected by Alzheimer’s, or dementia, to our respite centres for much-needed breaks.
Devoted wife fears she could lose lifeline
COMMITMENT … loyal wife Betty Greenwell is determined to take care of ailing husband Wilf.
By PAUL KELLY
Published on Tuesday 22 May 2012 17:30
A LOYAL wife of a dementia sufferer with cancer has told of her fears over a vital support service they could lose.
The Home Support Service provides a lifeline for Betty Greenwell, 75, of Lilburn Close, East Boldon.
Betty is a devoted carer at home for her dementia-stricken husband Wilf, 86.
The couple were both widowed when they married 13 years ago and made a pledge to care for each other ‘in sickness and in health’.
It’s a commitment loving Betty is determined to see through as her husband also battles bowel cancer.
But she is angry that the future of the support service, funded jointly by South Tyneside Council and the borough’s Primary Care Trust (PCT), is uncertain.
Actress supports dementia awareness
21 May 2012 Last updated at 06:08
By Adam Brimelow Health Correspondent, BBC News
Carey Mulligan tells the BBC’s Adam Brimelow about her grandmother’s Alzheimer’s
A poll has suggested more than four out of 10 people know – or have known – someone with dementia.
The Yougov survey indicates strong concern about dementia across all ages.
It suggests young adults are most likely to want to learn more about the condition.
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