tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755834342571488774.post3187012987130892690..comments2024-03-20T08:05:26.167+00:00Comments on Bracknell Blog: Memory Walk 2010Mark Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755834342571488774.post-58132894682220708262010-08-28T16:28:05.054+01:002010-08-28T16:28:05.054+01:00I am a volunteer at the Alzheimer's Drop in ar...I am a volunteer at the Alzheimer's Drop in area in the Look In on Wednesdays. I didn't know a lot about this terrible disease when I fist started but I certainly do now. I agree with Alvin that it must be terrible to see the person you love (whether it be spouse, parent, grandparent or even your own offspring) change and lose their previous life, almost an early death in many way. I am proud to say we help a lot of people. One man, who is now a regular, said the day he saw the sign about the Drop In, was the day his life started to look up. There IS help out there, not always through the usual channels, but from many, many unpaid volunteers who really do want to help. So, if you need any help, or even just a chat and a cuppa, come along on Monday or Wednesday to the Look In, beween 10 and 12.<br />And if you are lucky enough not to have experienced this, please remember the many people who have, and support this walk. PLASE!!Angela Fawsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755834342571488774.post-76482372354599660932010-08-27T10:24:05.905+01:002010-08-27T10:24:05.905+01:00Here Here LorraineHere Here Lorrainedazmandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14859994295771083457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755834342571488774.post-11793733854628420312010-08-26T19:52:39.426+01:002010-08-26T19:52:39.426+01:00In my previous line of work, I had cause to deal w...In my previous line of work, I had cause to deal with many families affected by Alzheimers and losing loved ones as a result of this soul destroying disease. It always suprises me how taboo this subject seems to be and how little money is donated to them as a charity. Unless a person is directly affected by this disease, it seems that it is largely swept under the carpet, along with the devastation that is caused to the friends and families of those suffering. I really believe that The Alzheimers Society needs to have its profile raised and more support given to those affected by the disease and their carers, who are quite frankly amazing people who give so much.Lorrainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755834342571488774.post-75409280210980842102010-08-26T17:38:23.256+01:002010-08-26T17:38:23.256+01:00It is one of the most awful things I have seen, I ...It is one of the most awful things I have seen, I totally hate itdazmandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14859994295771083457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-755834342571488774.post-25897587694148477032010-08-24T21:25:46.667+01:002010-08-24T21:25:46.667+01:00It is awful, to see the ones that you are attached...It is awful, to see the ones that you are attached to fade out of their bodies.<br />It is dreadful watching someone trying to recall and failing.<br />The cherished memories that you would want to go back over a share again.<br />There is no more sharing of memory, only of the pain of absence.<br />There was an article in the <i>Irish Examiner</i> - <b>The indignity of dementia, a half-life witnessed by those who love them</b> (<a href="http://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/terry-prone/the-indignity-of-dementia-a-half-life-witnessed-by-those-who-love-them-127300.html" rel="nofollow">Here</a>)<br />that I read recently. It brings home some of the wrench and wretchedness.Alvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11712467699015009159noreply@blogger.com