Robin TthomsonOct 16, 20192 minLiving with Alzheimer's - a Love StoryOur story - for other caregivers and families
Robin TthomsonDec 5, 20202 minIs anyone still there?What is the most important thing we can do for the person living with dementia? It is easy to feel powerless. What I learned – rather slow...
Robin TthomsonNov 26, 20201 minWhat did you learn from your experience with Alzheimer's?This short interview (2.5 minutes) brings out three key lessons - we don’t need to be afraid - friends are so important - you need to bui...
Robin TthomsonNov 26, 20202 minConstant contact with those you love: the tragedy of the care homesCovid-19 has made us all aware that those who are cut off from their loved ones find it hard to flourish, or even live. This applies to u...
Robin TthomsonNov 26, 20202 minWhat caregivers would give their eye teeth forA reviewer of my book felt that our experience with dementia was not typical: ‘He could afford to pay for and choose Shoko’s carers, and w...
Robin TthomsonNov 26, 20203 minChanging the system and building your support teamEverybody seems to agree on the importance of person-centred care, of services that enable people to go on living as much as they can the...
Robin TthomsonNov 26, 20203 minPerson-centred care: models that workWhen Shoko’s Alzheimer's seemed overwhelming, we were looking around to build up information and try out some of the bewildering range of...
Robin TthomsonNov 25, 20202 minFixing social care?Discussions about reforming social care often begin with money – how much will it cost? And then structures – do we need something like t...
Robin TthomsonMar 28, 20201 minThe wave and the caveA very thoughtful review: https://paulwindsor.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-wave-and-cave.html#more It recommends the book to empower three gr...
Robin TthomsonMar 18, 20202 minCure or care?Alzheimer’s is a terminal illness. There is presently no cure for it (of course we hope there can be one before long). But we can treat i...
Robin TthomsonJan 30, 20201 minCarers need lots of support! Two speakers at our book launch told us about some valuable initiatives: Margaret Dangoor @mpdrichmond told us about Dementia Friends – a...
Robin TthomsonJan 30, 20201 minThree important things we can doAt the book launch last Thursday we heard three key messages from the book: They are also on this video interview: Short version (2.5 min...
Robin TthomsonJan 15, 20201 minBook launch 23rd JanuaryWe are celebrating the publication of Living with Alzheimer's - a Love Story. Join us for drinks and canapes on Thursday 23rd January, 6....
Robin TthomsonDec 7, 20191 minPerson-centred care25 years ago Dr Tom Kitwood introduced the concept of person-centred care He found that dementia doesn’t progress in a linear fashion, an...
Robin TthomsonNov 25, 20191 minCaregivers againSocial care is being talked about (a bit) as we head for an election. It’s so important but governments have avoided long term planning. ...
Robin TthomsonNov 11, 20192 minIt’s not just memoryWhat an extraordinary thing memory is. When you start the morning not knowing what day it is, not remembering what happened yesterday, no...
Robin TthomsonOct 23, 20192 minHow do we support the caregivers?When Shoko’s Alzheimer's became worse, what kept us going were the love and practical help of family and friends, and the remarkable frie...
Robin TthomsonOct 16, 20192 minWhen you get the Alzheimer's diagnosis…When you get the Alzheimer's diagnosis… … what happens next? When Shoko received her diagnosis we had no real idea what lay ahead. We di...
Robin TthomsonJul 3, 20191 minWhen my wife, Shoko, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, When my wife, Shoko, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, seven years ago, we had no clue about what lay ahead. A few years later, when the di...
