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David Jolley
Nov 10, 20232 min read
Tek care son
We heard that Tony Husband has died. The Manchester Evening News was quick with the story and posted a sensitive and caring report of...
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David Jolley
Nov 10, 20232 min read
The real Bernard Jordan
We were encouraged to go to see Michael Caine’s latest and last film: ‘The Great Escaper’. Michael Caine plays the part of Bernard...
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David Jolley
Oct 19, 20232 min read
A sixth sense
At our Conference Call for Christians on Ageing yesterday, the session was led by Ben Boland – a chaplain and pastor based in...
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David Jolley
Oct 19, 20232 min read
Follow up, and follow up, and follow up
My heart skipped a suspicious beat when reading the headline that hospitals (healthcare systems) are being encouraged (required) to cut...
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David Jolley
Oct 10, 20233 min read
Kitchen talk:
The Saturday Guardian has a weekly feature on Fantasy Houses. This week the focus is on kitchens: Homes with amazing kitchens – in...
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David Jolley
Sep 28, 20232 min read
PERSON with dementia is a whole PERSON
It was disappointing to read the anonymised letter in the Guardian last Monday where a concerned wife reported her frustration that the...
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David Jolley
Sep 14, 20232 min read
Responsible responses to dementia:
After months of hype in the gullible lay press, we have a sober, well-informed, well-balanced editorial in the BMJ which makes clear...
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David Jolley
Sep 7, 20231 min read
Sobering notes on screening
I remember lots of criticisms when Alistair Burns was accused of pushing the idea of screening for dementia. Re: There is no evidence...
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David Jolley
Aug 31, 20232 min read
Semaglutide: wonder drug which may reduce the incidence of dementia
I am not a supporter of the search for ‘The Silver Bullet’ which will prevent or cure Alzheimer’s disease. Many millions of pounds have...
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David Jolley
Aug 31, 20233 min read
May
Forty two old ladies shared the Day Room on the first floor of North House, Cheadle Royal Hospital in 1975. I assumed consultant...
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David Jolley
Aug 16, 20233 min read
A visit to the doctor (Dementia-friendly?)
We did not go often – It required a walk and a short bus journey to a part of town where the houses were bigger – an impression magnified...
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David Jolley
Aug 16, 20232 min read
Without her, without him
People attending our online Dementia Conversations have often lived through years of caring. They are able to talk about the experience...
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David Jolley
Aug 2, 20232 min read
Dementia and Ethics Reconsidered
So – I have read through Julian Hughes’ masterly text: 285 pages in softback, published by Open University Press and one of a series of...
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David Jolley
Aug 2, 20232 min read
A foot in both camps
Last week I asked for help with an area of grass at the road junction near to our park. The flower beds had been abandoned by the...
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David Jolley
Jul 26, 20232 min read
Birds in the hand – we should be grateful
It troubles me that in the rush to develop and adopt new approaches and new treatments, time honoured wisdom is being brushed aside. To...
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David Jolley
Jul 18, 20232 min read
Socks and other items
There is something about socks which makes me smile when I think of them. Very personal and private, hugging our most vulnerable...
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David Jolley
Jul 14, 20231 min read
Ethics and all
I have just received a copy of Julian Hughes’ latest book. He is the sole author of ‘Dementia and Ethics Reconsidered’ published by Open...
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David Jolley
Jul 14, 20231 min read
Shouts for Sports Day
Our daily morning routine walk with Trixie, our black and white mixed heritage dog, was disturbed by excited shouting and applause from...
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David Jolley
Jul 5, 20232 min read
Grateful for this time together
Dementia Conversations began, I think in 2014, on the Isle of Wight – a gathering of people caring for someone with dementia, organised...
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