For anyone with any experience of dementia, there is the knowledge that this is a terrible disease which effectively leads to bereavement even before the person actually dies. So often, those looking after people with dementia feel isolated and cut off from society; they become protectors who need the help and support of friends and family. For those with dementia, there can be confusion, fear, panic and eventually a withdrawal into themselves that leads to an inability to communicate or understand.
Next Tuesday (25th October) there will be a ‘dementia friendly session’ at GPCC from 12 noon until 1.30 p.m. (light lunch provided.) People from the Alzheimer’s Society and other organisations will give information -5 key messages – about dementia which can help us to provide practical action to benefit those with dementia and those caring for them. There is often ignorance about dementia which can lead to people being confused and unhelpful to those in need. These sessions aim to combat that and to pave the way for us to make Goldthorpe a dementia-friendly place, allowing people to live in their own homes for longer and to remain independent for as long as possible. If you’re free, please come along and find out more.