Aged 67 years and one month,
Married 42 years
3 children aged 41, 39 and 29
4 grandchildren aged 9, 4, 2, 2 and another due…
For 17 years driving 250 miles per day term time
For 26 years, 300 days per year tennis practice
For 12 years, catering by herself 250 cream teas per day for 3 months
… those numbers are by far incomplete and here meaningless…
1 of the first 50 people to be diagnosed - in the United Kingdom - with Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA)
13 years Posterior Cortical Atrophy, a rare variant of Alzheimer's.
26.01.2012 - just another date in statistics…
… but the one day that my beloved cousin died, peacefully, at home in her own bed.
My cousin and her amazing family fought the system, following their faith and their beliefs of how
Life can be lived whilst caring 24/7 for an Alzheimer's invalid at home. Surrounded by friends who
were taught about AD, how to help and who cared to share.
Until I came across the wonderful TALKING POINT, the only education I had was "Malcolm & Barbara"
a harrowing but remarkable, controversial documentary about living with Alzheimer's.
To all my wonderful supporters on TP, a warm thank you for all your underpinning and participation.
Please continue to educate "to share to care to care". Please raise awareness and learn to ask for help.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Martina
Married 42 years
3 children aged 41, 39 and 29
4 grandchildren aged 9, 4, 2, 2 and another due…
For 17 years driving 250 miles per day term time
For 26 years, 300 days per year tennis practice
For 12 years, catering by herself 250 cream teas per day for 3 months
… those numbers are by far incomplete and here meaningless…
1 of the first 50 people to be diagnosed - in the United Kingdom - with Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA)
13 years Posterior Cortical Atrophy, a rare variant of Alzheimer's.
26.01.2012 - just another date in statistics…
… but the one day that my beloved cousin died, peacefully, at home in her own bed.
My cousin and her amazing family fought the system, following their faith and their beliefs of how
Life can be lived whilst caring 24/7 for an Alzheimer's invalid at home. Surrounded by friends who
were taught about AD, how to help and who cared to share.
Until I came across the wonderful TALKING POINT, the only education I had was "Malcolm & Barbara"
a harrowing but remarkable, controversial documentary about living with Alzheimer's.
To all my wonderful supporters on TP, a warm thank you for all your underpinning and participation.
Please continue to educate "to share to care to care". Please raise awareness and learn to ask for help.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Martina