Category Archives: HEALTH

Forgotten Dementia 2

Posted on December 14, 2025 by john graham

This is a follow on from my last blog and in many ways a summation of all my previous posts on the subject. You can read them all by clicking on “dementia” in the Topics List. Let’s start with some … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Dementia.

Posted on December 10, 2025 by john graham

My very first blog was about dementia. Over fifteen years ago. Since then I have regularly returned to the subject. Little has changed in all those years in terms of understanding and treatment of this debilitating condition. You can read … Continue reading →

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Dial-up Dementia

Posted on September 1, 2019 by john graham

I am a  one-finger typist with a typing speed that could not keep pace with a snail.   I also don’t send, or read, or respond to text messages — it is all double-Dutch to me.    So it was particularly … Continue reading →

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A Dementia Way Forward

Posted on July 31, 2019 by john graham

My last two posts were prompted by the campaign launched in the Daily Mail to get the Government to address the disgraceful state of care for people with dementia in this country.   It has very successfully exposed the level … Continue reading →

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Why are we in a Dementia mess?

Posted on July 28, 2019 by john graham

Following on from my last post, the Daily Mail has stirred up a real hornets nest of anger about the dire state of Dementia care.  Over a 150,000 people have signed a petition supporting the Mail’s campaign.    But, the … Continue reading →

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Dementia in the News again

Posted on July 24, 2019 by john graham

The summer is a quiet time for news and Brexit seems to be at a standstill.   So  The Daily Mail has polished up some old news and started a campaign about the injustice of people having to sell their … Continue reading →

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Deaf Ears

Posted on July 18, 2019 by john graham

A report published by Exeter University and Kings College London attracted a front page headline in The Times this week. It was about a study of over 25,000 older people and it concluded that those who wore hearing aids performed … Continue reading →

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Shockingly Good News !

Posted on June 26, 2019 by john graham

Back in March of this year, I wrote a blog called “Smart Dementia Tracker?”  You can find it by clicking on Dementia in the Tag Cloud.  Since then, the idea has developed rather alarmingly. There has been a potentially remarkable breakthrough … Continue reading →

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Under Pressure ?

Posted on March 31, 2019 by john graham

The Government is under pressure at the moment and so it seems are a very large number of the population.   Blood pressure that is.    On Friday 8th March,  The Times, published two articles about the subject.     … Continue reading →

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Smart Dementia Tracker ?

Posted on March 17, 2019 by john graham

At a time when Brexit is dominating every headline and the Government is in a complete mess, Ministers are searching around for any daft idea that will capture them a bit of attention.    The problem when you are desperate … Continue reading →

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