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FEATURE
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now turns to anger against those being organised. If you all work
around me. I lose memories Help together and just use some
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and my brain connects things common sense, it will save a
in strange ways that make me
There
are many fortune and allow us to go to
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think the world is against me. people like me our maker laughing instead of
My survivor instincts kick in. living in sheltered accommoda- giving him a hard time about 07
Not being an organiser I just tion with communal facilities. his lack of organisation.
need people around me that A simple community effort
Tomorrow
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will stimulate my mind, not ask to make sure we are entertained
anything of me, listen to my sto- and stimulated would save an
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ries (yet again) and just make me army of doctors, nurses, social
laugh. Instead, the well mean- workers and others. That and There
is an upside.
While some-
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ing process gives me doctors an ever increasing drugs bill is a times it is very frightening,
who prescribe more pills, social drain on the community. everyday is one to be enjoyed.
workers that tick boxes and lots The effort needs to be proac- Don’t feel sorry for me but do
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of worrying letters that say that I tive. We, that are losing our visit me, talk to me and be very
need to do this or that. marbles, will respond well to patient with me.
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I draw my pension every week some fun and if the activities
and do not understand why I no are mixed with younger folk we Alzheimer’s
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longer have a book. I keep get- could put something back into
ting told that this is really a bank the community by sharing our Society 21
account and I do not have to remaining fondest memories
draw the cash every week. and lifetimes experience.
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I need to preserve this
notion of getting my money Community
Alzheimer's
Society is a membership organi-
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and paying my bills, in order sation, which works to improve
not to worry about getting
To
all the council officials, the quality of life of people af-
MPs, doctors, nurses, fected by dementia in England,
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into trouble with payments.
Even then I forget who I have charities and others out there Wales and Northern Ireland.
paid and I think people may be that work so hard and worry Many of the 25,000 members
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tiev
taking my money. about us old fogies who cause have personal experience of de-
lemen
I know I am slipping into a you so many problems, I say; mentia, as carers, health profes-
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strange world but it seems very think out of the box and where sionals or people with dementia
olia: A real and it is sadly alienating my there are collections of old themselves, and their experi- 33
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friends and family. people, just make sure some ences help to inform the work
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proactive fun and stimulation is of the society.
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Alzheimer's Society is
committed to defeating
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dementia through research.
Their programme has three
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themes - cause, cure and care.
The search for cause and cure
gives hope for the future,
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while research on care ensures
in delivering the best help for
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the present.
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The Alzheimer's Society can be
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contacted at:
Devon House,
58 St Katherine's Way,
London E1W 1JX,
Tel: 020 7423 3500
There is also a web link on the
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