You have received a diagnosis of young onset dementia, a life changing moment. At a time when you would normally be expected to be employed, supporting children through school or University and still paying a mortgage, you now find yourself unemployed, your partner caring for you and what sometimes feels like being confined to your
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Supporting Families As They Reach Out For Help
Adjusting to the arrival of support workers in your home can be a challenge for the whole family – but it’s not a challenge you face alone. “Here are some things we know to be true,” says Caroline Blanchette, Banyan Home Care Services Branch Director: “We know you don’t want to be in the position
Explaining young onset dementia to children
Many people are unaware of the fact that dementia can affect younger people. Often called ‘early onset’ or ‘young onset’ dementia, it can in fact affect adults between the ages of 41 to 64. As it is not as well known, there is less support available to those living and affected by it, including very
Research into Dementia
Did you know that dementia research receives 13 times less funding than cancer research? We were quite astonished by this fact and thought we would undertake a little research of our own. What research, in fact, was taking place into the curing and treatment of dementia. Being acutely aware that we were out of our