Catherine Verner's Blog, page 2

Do you ever find yourself singing along to a tune when it comes on the radio? You haven’t heard the tune for years. And yet suddenly, the words just come spilling out. Hidden in some forgotten cavity in the back of your brain, where they have lain locked up for decades.  Every word is sung […]

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The Lowest Prevalence of Dementia Worldwide Dementia cure, prevention, and lowering risk are key focuses of governments globally. A recent study has shown that Amazonian indigenous communities have the lowest incidence of dementia globally. There is now growing evidence that their lifestyle choices may provide hints to avoiding Alzheimer’s and other dementias. As experts worldwide […]

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Dementia care requires a holistic approach, being conscious of the whole person. We are all social animals.  Having a connection with others is a core human need. It fills us with thoughts of well-being and a sense of self.  Healthy, meaningful relationships and the feeling of belonging to a group with which we identify ourselves […]

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We are all social animals.  Having a connection with others is a core human need. It fills us with thoughts of well-being and a sense of self.  Healthy, meaningful relationships and the feeling of belonging to a group with which we identify ourselves is a complete support system in itself.  “We are hard-wired to connect […]

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The Scene (March 2020) Scotland, UK. Small 2-bedroomed house. Semi-rural location. Neighbours leave food outside the front door. Family telephone, hopeful that we are ok. We were not unique. We were not alone in our struggle. Globally, Covid-19 had placed us all in completely unchartered territory. This was, however, for me, undoubtedly a new challenge. […]

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The Scene (March 2020) Scotland, UK. Small 2-bedroomed house. Semi-rural location. Neighbours leaving food outside the front door. Family telephoning, hopeful that we were ok. We were not unique. We were not alone in our struggle. Globally, Covid-19 had placed us all in completely unchartered territory. For me, however, this was undoubtedly a new challenge, […]

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The Scene (March 2020) Scotland, UK. Small 2-bedroomed house. Semi-rural location. Neighbours leaving food outside the front door. Family telephoning, hopeful that we were ok. We were not unique. We were not alone in our struggle. Globally, Covid-19 had placed us all in completely unchartered territory. For me, however, this was undoubtedly a new challenge, […]

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