This year, International Nurses Day coincided with Mother’s Day. Nicky Hondros, a palliative care nurse shared her and her mum’s heartfelt story and provided a little glimpse into what it’s like caring for someone living with dementia.
The symptoms of dementia can make it at times a challenging condition to live with. As people with dementia are often focusing on trying to live well with their condition, many also face social prejudice from the stigma of having the diagnosis of dementia. According to Alzheimer’s Australia, there are more than 400,000 Australian living with...
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A new Dementia Australia report, released today, has shown discrimination toward people living with dementia can lead to delays in diagnosis and increased social isolation.
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The other day I read a news story that troubled me, and still has me thinking. It was in the online Sydney Morning Herald, and was written about comedian Billy Connolly, and quoted longtime TV chat host Michael Parkinson. The heading kicked off the disturbing element, by saying “Billy Connolly’s brain has been ‘dulled’ by...
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