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Dementia and religion: ‘What if I forget about God?’

3rd September 201927th August 2019 Josie McFarlane 2226 Views 0 Comments church, Death, dementia, God, health, Religion

Dementia is the overall term for memory loss and cognitive impairment that results from diseases such as Alzheimer’s. It progresses

Dementia: Third of BAME people see condition as inevitable, says charity

26th July 201923rd July 2019 Josie McFarlane 511 Views 0 Comments awareness, BAME, charity, dementia, health, Support

One in 3 people from a black and minority ethnic (BAME) background still believe that dementia is an inevitable part

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Living with Dementia

20th July 201919th July 2019 Josie McFarlane 2141 Views 0 Comments awareness, dementia, health

Tips on Living with Dementia What a lot of people don’t know is that Dementia is not a disease, but

How can churches can be dementia inclusive?

23rd May 201922nd May 2019 Josie McFarlane 461 Views 0 Comments Christians, church, dementia, God, health, Inclusive, well being

This Dementia Action Week sees the launch of a Dementia Inclusive Church Guide. Titled Travelling Together, this practical resource from

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Dementia whiteboard ‘touches hearts’ around the world

10th February 20197th February 2019 Josie McFarlane 2281 Views 1 Comment community, dementia, health, help, Whiteboard

Words of reassurance written on a whiteboard by a daughter to her mother have led to a global conversation about

People with dementia pen poem to challenge social myths and share festive cheer this Christmas with unique animation

25th December 201819th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 936 Views 0 Comments Alzheimer’s Society, animation, awareness, charity, Christmas, community, Create, dementia, Elderly, Faith, family, film, health, ill, NHS, patients, Poem, social, Society, writing

People with dementia have penned a special Christmas poem to tackle the issue of isolation facing those living with the condition – especially

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Black people more likely to develop dementia, new study finds

9th August 20189th August 2018 DTadmin 1743 Views 0 Comments Alzheimer’s Research UK, black, Black people, cardiovascular disease, Clinical Epidemiology, community, dementia, dementia diagnosis, Dr Alison Evans, Dr Claudia Cooper, Dr Tra My Pham, Health inequalities, King's College London, memory loss, memory problems, thinking skills, University College London, Wesley Dowridge, Windrush generation

‘Black people I know have been reluctant to seek help for memory problems because of worries about being treated fairly, or