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Dementia: At lunchtime, my Mum knew I was her daughter. By evening, nothing
Anthea Rowan cared for her mother in the last 18 months of her life, witnessing the illness 'lick away at her like a river at a sandy bank until she crumbled completely’
As a cardiologist, here is what I tell my patients about Ozempic
Using such medications to lose excess fat that risks your health is no more of a moral failing than using a blood pressure medication to lower high blood pressure that increases your risk of stroke
Young-onset dementia: ‘Nobody can tell us which day Wayne’s going to wake up and not know me’
Couple share their story of living with young-onset dementia, a condition that affects almost one in 10 cases of dementia in Ireland
Nearly half of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by addressing ‘14 modifiable risk factors’
Things you can do to try to maintain good brain health include exercise and getting your vision and hearing checked
Making Memories Cafe: ‘In the past, people like me would have been sitting in a chair with people talking over their heads’
Mr Golden was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s five years ago. Despite this he published a book last year set in 1920s Dublin called The Irish Job
We now know which hospitals are overspending and which are delivering. Let’s fund them accordingly
In the past, there was a formula which ensured that the worse things were, the more money you got. That’s no longer the case
The demon dementia has made me uncertain about the net benefit of being around my mother
When your parents enter their twilight years, particularly when one of those parents is dealing with dementia, emigrant offspring can face conflicts
Would you want to know if you had dementia many years before you developed symptoms?
Dr Muiris Houston: Even if you felt well, you would be placing a Sword of Damocles over your future health
How can I help my mum if she refuses to sign an enduring power of attorney?
Q&A: Daughter suspects her mother has dementia but the mother insists she is fine and does not want to entertain the need for support
Take cold dips, eat protein and have more sex: 26 ways to age happily and healthily
We can’t hold back the years, but we can influence the pace of our biological ageing and focus on the positives
How learning a new language can benefit the brain in old age
Being bilingual can delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease by up to five years, studies suggest
Judge appoints independent decision-makers instead of siblings for interests of woman with dementia
Family members lack insight into ‘conflict of interest’ issues, says judge in key judgment under Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act
Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special: Unless you’re a true believer, you will find this seasonal one-off a slog
Television: Brendan O’Carroll should be praised for addressing dementia sensitively but the show is sorely lacking in laughs
Sandwich generation: ‘Working, raising their own families and caring for elderly parents’
Many workers provide unpaid care for older relatives, but companies who flaunt family-friendly credentials often have in mind employees with young children
Assisted dying: ‘I do not want to end my days as a lost soul in a nursing home’
One couple’s story of four years from dementia diagnosis to assisted death
Can the MIND diet help to prevent dementia?
Diet emphasises leafy greens, berries, grains, vegetables, nuts, beans, healthy fats and lean proteins, and limits red and processed meats, cheese, sweets, fried foods and butter or margarine
Former Tipperary hurling coach Eamon O’Shea on his late mother’s dementia: ‘I look intensely at her eyes in photos’
Former Tipperary hurling coach is a professor of economics specialising in gerontology whose professional life blurred with the personal when having to deal with his mother’s dementia
Lewy body dementia: ‘We were nearly getting a ghost hunter out’
Ellen Kavanagh’s mother had a type of dementia characterised by hallucinations
Nora Owen: I would say to Brian ‘you’re forgetting a lot’ and he would say ‘so are you’
Dementia is called the long goodbye and its impact on the person and their family is profound
Dementia Diary: ‘It reaches into brains and snatches and grabs, with malice and at random’
Keeping Mum: Remember that while they mightn’t remember you, they’ll always remember how you make them feel
Bright Sparks: Healthcare professionals strive to innovate and improve patient care
HSE Spark Innovation awards was set up to support non-consultant hospital doctors to implement innovations and has expanded to nurses, midwives and health and social care professionals
Dementia diary: ‘I think I am going mad. I cannot think any thoughts, there is nothing in my head’
Keeping Mum: My mother’s illness often makes me cry. I weep when she has bad days, and some days I cannot keep up with the fabrications her pitted brain conjures
We’re everywhere now, but in the past a mix like Mr Varadkar would have sent us through the roof
With a father from Goa and a mother from Dublin, I was colonised and Catholic on both sides
Dementia Diary: ‘Have you got your mum a toy cat yet?’ I was once appalled by this question
Being Mum: Twelve months later, I realise Mum seems to feel more comfortable in the company of animals
Man with dementia faces learning of leg amputation ‘over and over’, court hears
Doctors differ as surgeon believes amputation should proceed and geriatrician disagrees
Using memories to comfort and communicate with family members who have dementia
App makes reminiscence therapy more accessible for those with dementia and is customisable for each family’s needs
Dementia Diary: ‘I can’t imagine forgetting my own children, but mum doesn’t seem, well, bothered’
Being Mum: I don’t talk to my mother about her children much. But we talk about her parents often
Dementia Diary: Alzheimer’s sweeps an eraser across the blackboard... We are all dust
Being Mum: The drip-drip of memory loss becomes a river, then a deluge and now a waterfall. Within hours, they are gone
Dementia Diary: ‘Everything about my mother is shrinking, atrophying, diminishing’
Keeping mum: Don’t argue with dementia, a geriatrician told me. They might not remember your name but they’ll remember how you make them feel
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