Tag: alzheimers

The Diagnosis

Jigsaw effect on a lavender field, with pieces missing

Bad news — it’s a dementia diagnosis. But who for?

Directions

Signpost pointing in 2 different directions, one saying 'Over here', the other saying 'No, this way

Lena outwits the Saudi religious police. Alan plays a cruel trick.

Freedom

It's very early in the morning. A clear blue ky reflected in the waters of a lake. There's a ragged wooden fence in the foreground. In the background, there's a heavily wooded island with trees glinting in the ring sun. A duck is flying across the water, heading from the shadow of the fence to the sunshine of the island.

How will I use my new freedom? Will I make it back to a place in the sun?

First Encounters

Lena pictured smiling with father Gunnar, standing next to a street-sign in Beirut 1973

So where did Lena first meet Alan? Truth matters in the mental health clinic.

The Benefits of Exercise

In a black and white photo, Lena in her days as a fitness instructor in 1980s Abu Dhabi, supervising the dance moves.

Lena signs up for a research programme involving moderate physical exercise for dementia patients. Will it help her — and me?

Running from the Truth

A fuzzy picture of runners. I'm trying to recapture the fuzziness in the former runner's eyes as he tries to remember

If your Truth differs from mine, is it worth fighting about? What can dementia teach us?