Forum: I have dementia

One of the things I find of great help to me given my situation here and the lack of medical back up and the communication problems relating to my illness is the computer, not only for my writing and spelling which is now inaudible by hand, is all the information I have been able to get of the...

My lovely, supportive, caring, compassionate GP is leaving (i think she has got fed up with all the red tape and priority being money making rather than patient care since our surgery got taken over by a larger practise) I feel gutted then went to opticians and was told I have got...

After being diagnosed with Alzheimers at the age of 53, I am interested in meeting others for social interaction, maybe in a pub two weekly, or other venues, dog walking. swimming anything!!!:) Any one out there who would be interested????

As I had told you my doctor has now increased my Aricept medication to 10Mg per day which I started taking last Thursday evening and then I posted my thread (Still early days ‘But’) well it’s now been four days and without any ill effects from the increased medication and I think that if I were to...

My Lewy Body’s Dementia Is Respite the next step?? Without a doubt my night terrors are getting worse, last night, in my Night Terror/Hallucinate state?, I was attacked from behind and as I turned to face my attacker, then attacked from the front. My legs kicked out and my arms struck...

I have just read an article which says, that if a person plays things like Sudoku, they can help with cognitive problems I have tried this a few times and never worked out how to do it. On the other had, my Grand daughter who has a form of Aspergers, has learnt to play mahjong, and one day after...

On a much brighter note, I went for my check up yesterday and thank goodness all was OK and by that I mean that my blood sugar was almost on “Par” so I must have been doing something right over the past month (but I just wish I could remember what!) so that I can do it again! Anyway I have also...

I’m not so sure that I would say my life is fascinating living out here as at times and especially now with my illness having to cope with all the customs and traditions within the Indonesian culture can be extremely difficult for my brain to deal with and can make me very disconcerted, I know that...

Sitting in the Barbers chair I suddenly found myself staring myself straight in the eyes. Just for a fleeting second I didn’t recognise the person looking back at me, but once that had passed I started to think about my life and this awful illness that has had the nerve to invade my life. As much...

It’s was just 4am in the early morning as I sat typing these notes yet I must write down my feelings and observations as already I can sense a mist closing in over my head which seems to happen far more frequently now and lasts much longer each time causing me to have more bad days than previously,...

By way of introduction,my name is Seamus.I was diagnosed over a year ago. Initially I was prescribed Aricept by the NHS professionals.After several months of reacting badly to it, I was weaned off and decided no more drugs please :( I have read many others relating their experiences with...

Yet again not a good night’s sleep as it was just 1am when I was sat at the computer again, it’s bad enough having Mixed Dementia and the insomnia that it brings with it but the past few night’s have been even worse, the reason being is that our two year old granddaughter has a cold and isn’t...

I had intended to write much earlier but I had just started when one of Sumi’s brothers unexpectedly arrived with his daughter, son-in-law, granddaughter, plus many of his in-laws, and their children (that I’ve never meet before) which through me into a absolute panic and made me extremely agitated...

After all the problems due to the flooding last year and then problems in October which caused me to keep falling down after the feeling of being, when I knew I was clearly not drunk I am back again. My balance problems are being looked into by a specialist who thinks it is to do with some form...

JUST PASSED THE 400 Mark and still counting!! Hiya all, we have just passed the 400th mark of Bussiniess we have signed up and who are now all Dementia Aware around Torbay. This of course doesnt include the many many buisiness up and down the UK as well and across the world who have adopted the...