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Dementia and Falls

Dementia Aware: what you need to know about falls risk in people with dementia   Falls are a major reason why many older people lose independence and mobility, and people with dementia have twice the risk of falling compared to people without dementia. Falls can result in fractures to limbs

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Tracey Maxfield

The 5 Stages of Grief and Bereavement: Overcoming Loss by Jake Irving

“Grief is itself a medicine.” ~William Cowper Grief as defined by Merriam-Webster is: (a) a deep and poignant distress caused by or as if by bereavement (b) a cause of such suffering. But the truth is, it is so much more than this. Grief and bereavement have been studied throughout the years

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Book Review July 3, 2018

Tracey-Thank you for having the courage to write your book “Escaping the Rabbit Hole.”  I am a 65 year old man from the United States who can relate to many of the thoughts and feelings expressed in your book.  Over the course of my lifetime, I have experienced a number

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Non-Suicidal Self Injury (NSSI) in Children and Teenagers
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Tracey Maxfield

Blog #4: Non-Suicidal Self Injury (NSSI) in Children and Teenagers

 Self-harm or Non-Suicidal Self Injury (NSSI) is a deliberate, self-inflicted injury to body tissue resulting in damage, but without any suicidal intent. The injury can be superficial e.g. skin tear, bruising or can be disfiguring with subsequent scarring to skin. There is some debate amongst healthcare professionals about whether

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