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
- 2 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 1 min
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
- 2 min
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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David Jolley
- Jun 29
- 2 min
80 years of caring
This year is the eightieth anniversary of the foundation of Methodist Homes, now MHA, spawned by the idea and passion of Reverend Walter...
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David Jolley
- Jun 8
- 2 min
It is a family thing
I know very little about Bruce Willis and his claims to fame, but I have learned that he is living with Fronto-Temporal Dementia. The...
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David Jolley
- May 31
- 3 min
Alms and a reason for living:
I was fascinated to read the article drawing attention to the increase in life expectation amongst old people fortunate enough to find...
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David Jolley
- May 17
- 3 min
The saddest day
My friend Will died this morning. We met when I was 11 and he 12. He was already Patrol Leader of The Panthers – Wolverhampton 15th scout...
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David Jolley
- May 12
- 2 min
Some days at the seaside
An ever popular session when we were able to muster a fair number of people to meet in person for Dementia Conversations, was one...
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David Jolley
- May 12
- 2 min
New era of dementia treatment?
The front page headline in the Guardian 27.4.23: ‘UK ‘close to new era of dementia treatment’ caused me raised eyebrows – and reading...
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