Published: Thursday, 14 November, I stopped leaving the house because anytime I went outside I was hit with panic attacks. I would start sweating and go dizzy. It had basically taken over my life. She was having issues with her memory and she also started to lose focus during conversations.
She still gives the best advice too. I live up in Inverness now but visit as often as I can. And I wanted to do it for a charity that's close to home and really means something to me. Standing on a platform 40 metres above the River Garry, I came very close to not doing it, but the staff member there was fantastic. She gave me a minute and reminded me why I was doing it. I walked up to the edge and jumped straight off. We are hearing reports of visitation being denied in care homes experiencing an outbreak of coronavirus.
Even in outbreak situations, individuals in care homes should be supported to receive visitors, and unnecessary restrictions should not be imposed.
Clocks go forward 1 hour at 1am on the last Sunday in March. The clocks going forward can be a difficult time for a person living with dementia, but there are some things you can do to make the change less of a challenge and help them cope with the loss of an hour.
Martin Robertson was diagnosed with a rare form of dementia, Posterior Cortical Atrophy, in aged Since then, he has engaged heavily with the research field, seeing it as the route to a cure for this disease. Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience. We use cookies to track usage and preferences Read more about our cookie policy Close the cookie policy. Shane describes how he overcame severe anxiety and took on a terrifying double challenge to raise money in honour of his mum Emily, who has frontotemporal dementia.
