May 30, 2019
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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
Many of us are familiar with the ‘up and down’ mood swings of children and teenagers, the rebellious behaviours, the arguments, the tantrums, and the need to be in control and independent. This is normal childhood and we refer to it as ‘going through a phase.’ However, when these behaviours
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j64wGC3wiWQ[/embedyt] When we hear the word PTSD, images of soldiers and veterans spring to mind. For decades, people associated post traumatic stress disorder with terrifying events that occurred during a war, in fact, until the 1980’s this stress disorder was known as ‘shell shock’ or ‘battle fatigue.’ The reality
PDF article courtesy of Leah Bisiani [pdf-embedder url=”https://traceymaxfield.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Loneliness-is-the-Ultimate-Poverty-LB.-March-20183924-1.pdf”] “Uplifting Dementia”: http://shimmeringspirit.wix.com/uplifting-dementia Leah Bisiani is a highly skilled registered nurse/dementia consultant, having completed her Masters in Health Science/dementia stream, and Diploma in Business/Frontline Management, with more than 30 years’ experience in aged /dementia specific care. After completing her Registered Nurse training
