This video explores some ways of reducing the stress of dementia to both sufferer and carer. Your comments and suggestions would be appreciated! This is an excerpt from the DementiaEd DVD ‘Challenging behaviour in dementia’ which is available from the Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling at their dementia resource shop www.dementiashop.co.uk (www.dementiashop.co.uk Also available is the DementiaEd DVD ‘Your’re the Expert: The Relationship Between Brain and Behaviour

I am so excited to share with you another ditty of my Mother in her end stages of Alzheimer’s and the possibilities of connections. I was blessed to have come into my life a woman by the name of Melissa Hirokawa, the owner of Living Spirit Therapy and a board-certified music therapist. Melissa took time to show me her wears as a professional, and even with my Mother in her end stages of Alzheimer’s, she was able to bring Mom out of her shell and bring my her Joy. Melissa is not only a Music Therapist but a speaker who presents locally and nationally on the many benefits of music therapy with the elderly and those with medical issues. Informational and experiential presentations include music therapy with specific populations such as dementia, stroke, fibromyalgia, hospice and palliative care, and intergenerational programming among others. Melissa is also available for self-care workshops for family members and long-term care and medical staff. Here is a link to Melissa’s business Living Spirit Therapy www.livingspirittherapy.com

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Professor Chris Dobson and his research group at the University of Cambridge are doing pioneering work into the origins of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease. They have tracked the probable cause of this and other diseases including Parkinson’s disease and type II diabetes, and are hopeful that in the future better treatments will come from understanding how the diseases act.

Some suggestions about how activity may help someone with dementia. Your comments and suggestions would be appreciated! This is an excerpt from the DementiaEd DVD ‘Challenging behaviour in dementia’ which is available from the Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling at their dementia resource shop www.dementiashop.co.uk (www.dementiashop.co.uk Also available is the DementiaEd DVD ‘Your’re the Expert: The Relationship Between Brain and Behaviour

This video explores different challenging beahviours that may occur in dementia and hears from carers about their experiences and successes. Your comments and suggestions would be appreciated! This is an excerpt from the DementiaEd DVD ‘Challenging behaviour in dementia’ which is available from the Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling at their dementia resource shop www.dementiashop.co.uk (www.dementiashop.co.uk Also available is the DementiaEd DVD ‘Your’re the Expert: The Relationship Between Brain and Behaviou

A brief user friendly description of what happens when the Parietal Lobes are affected in dementia. Your comments and suggestions would be appreciated! This is an excerpt from the DementiaEd DVD ‘You’re the Expert: The Relationship Between Brain and Behaviour’ which is available from the Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling at their dementia resource shop www.dementiashop.co.uk (www.dementiashop.co.uk Also available is the DementiaEd DVD ‘Challenging Behaviour in Dementia’ You are free to copy and distribute these videos for non-profitable purposes. All DVDs profits support our carer education activities.