Alzheimers
Ma you are the rock, the support, the best,
Happy Mother's Day 2016 This Mother's Day we asked a few of our contributors, to share a Mother's Day wish. They shared poems, beautiful thoughts for their mothers who have been their caregivers and their stength in their journey. We look forward to…
I never wanted my mother to go into a dementia care home
Carol D’Souza, a consulting psychologist, recounts her mother’s advancing dementia and how she and her family made peace with the agonizing decision to put her in a care home. Putting my mother in a Home was one of the most difficult decisions…
Tis in my memory lock'd
For Alzheimer's Awareness Day on Sept 21, we share a poignant snapshot of memory loss via JoyBhattacharjya Sambit Chatterjee, Soumitra Chatterjee's brother passed away this year. He was an Alzheimer's patient and my father often met…
Alzheimer’s – a most wretched disease
Balbir Singh Rawat, now 87, looked after his wife who had Alzheimer’s Disease. He talks of the challenges, learnings and what we, as a society, need to do to tackle this scourge of the elderly. My wife’s troubles started sometime in 2005 when she…
How I'm preparing to get Alzheimer's - Alanna Shaikh
Global development expert Alanna Shaikh takes on the toughest of health issues - dementia- from the ones affecting the globe at large to the ones hurting her own family. "My dad was my hero and my mentor for most of my life, and I've spent the…
Its ok to cry and laugh, to take time out for yourself
This touching and poignant documentary – “Portraits of Care” – looks at the lives of four amazing Caregivers and gives a rare glimpse into the realities of long-term care in India. A husband as caregiver, a wife as caregiver,…
