Tag: dementia care

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?

The Less Visible Man

The shadow of a man on a pavement

The man Lena’s looking for seems to have gone missing. Should we call out the detectives – or is it a dementia thing?

Taking the Plunge

Two figures, a male and a female, viewed from a distance, seen going into the sea together — they're up to their knees in the water. The sea is an azure blue, with small waves breaking just in front of the two figures

There’s excitement in the air, as our stories of love and dementia both take a new twist.