Photographs
Hi Zan and Lila
I understand entirely about people having reservations about posting pictures of loved ones who have dementia.
It is a personal choice - of the person posting them, because mostly the person concerned is not in a position to say either yes or no. The normal assumption would be to say no, for anybody.
So why do I post [a few] pictures of Jan, as she is now?
It is in part accepting her as she is. If she is someone to be kept out of other people's view because of her condition, then one might think that there is some shame involved.
There is no shame.
Jan is as brave as anyone I have ever witnessed and though she is hugely disabled by her dementias, I'm so proud of her.
Dementia is something that is generally thought to be a condition that old people have. Jan was 50 when hers became obvious. Facilities for people as young - and younger - than Jan are bl**dy awful in general, and if we will ever improve them, then we need to bring to the public's attention that there are needy people of a younger age out there.
Clearly it would be inappropriate to post some pictures - indeed I would take only pictures that are acceptable in the first place.
Overall, it is a decision that each family must make. I like to think that Jan would wish that something positive might come from her plight.
zan said:
I'm not too good on these computers and wouldn't know how to post a picture. Is there some help for this already on the site?
what sort of information would you need? Have you looked at
http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/talkingpoint/discuss/showthread.php?t=2599