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Dec 7, 20232 min read

Hear this

A friend who I have known since infant school days in Wolverhampton broke his journey north to have chance for a catch up. He is...

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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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Semaglutide: wonder drug which may reduce the incidence of dementia

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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Birds in the hand – we should be grateful

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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