Dementia Aware: what you need to know about the National Dementia Strategy Canada will remember June 22 as a milestone in the fight to combat dementia. On Thursday, just before they recessed for the summer, MPs passed Bill C-233, a national strategy for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Canada is
In Blog #1 and #2 of this series, I talked about mental health, how the brain works, and the effect our current environment and how ACEs (adverse childhood experiences) affects brain growth and development and increases the likelihood of developing a mental illness. We know that 50 percent of
Dementia Aware: what you need to know as a caregiver for a person with dementia Never, has there been a disease that has required so much informal care as dementia. It has been said that caring for a person with dementia is like a living bereavement. From the moment of
Anxiety was barely known as an illness before the 19th century. Anxiety is caused by worrying about the future. Depression is a prolonged state of sadness because of past events and experiences. Most people experience anxiety or depression at some point in their lives. Many physicians prescribe mental and physical exercises to improve a patient’s state of mind.
I have been reading this awe inspiring book written by Tracey Maxfield RN BSN CDP. It gives a real insight of the day to day struggles of her own clinical depression. I make no apologies for language here – she has gone through a living Hell, and all because of