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Loki
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ToP BaSS said :
Many, if not all, UK hospitals would welcome your voluntary work at week ends only. You may have no choice in the work you do but all will be a positive experience and good for your CV/Resume.
GL I did look at the Cambridge hospital and they were only taking on volunteers who were studying nursing/to be a doctor. I'm a civil engineer so wasn't suited for me. :(
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28-Nov-2019 18:33:45

Averia Light

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Froud said :
This thread means a lot to me.

Averia Light, you are a very strong person to even create something like this! It's much appreciated it.

I hope that you can find some time for yourself, and I hope that you can relax.

While I do not want to go into details about my experience with it... the only insights I can offer are: anger solves nothing; repeating the same conversations is OK (even if it's annoying); being there for them, and having patience is a blessing; and having tons of laughter is great.

Thank you.

Hey, I'm not a particularly strong person, just wanted to make a thread about my experience so maybe other people can be prepared for what happens after an Alzheimer's diagnosis.

Also, you don't have to tell your story. And, yes, a lot of people get frustrated, but they are still in there even if they are expressing their feelings and wants in another time period with another person if that makes sense. Just have to meet them in their reality to help them get through the actual reality if that makes sense. If they express fear, then acknowledge that fear and say it is ok, even if it doesn't make sense. It seems to help a lot.

And, today marks my last visit until another group visit is planned. She did something peculiar today though. She just randomly started kissing my head and said "you know I love you". And, for a second, I knew it was her in today's world if that makes sense. I think she was telling me it was okay. And I swear I'm not going to let her know all the pain I have known

29-Nov-2019 00:55:37 - Last edited on 29-Nov-2019 00:57:25 by Averia Light

Averia Light

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Loki said :
ToP BaSS said :
Many, if not all, UK hospitals would welcome your voluntary work at week ends only. You may have no choice in the work you do but all will be a positive experience and good for your CV/Resume.
GL I did look at the Cambridge hospital and they were only taking on volunteers who were studying nursing/to be a doctor. I'm a civil engineer so wasn't suited for me. :(

I'm sure your grandpa would be proud of who you are now regardless of if you volunteer or not. :) And I swear I'm not going to let her know all the pain I have known

29-Nov-2019 00:59:03

ToP BaSS

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Loki said :
ToP BaSS said :
Many, if not all, UK hospitals would welcome your voluntary work at week ends only. You may have no choice in the work you do but all will be a positive experience and good for your CV/Resume.
GL I did look at the Cambridge hospital and they were only taking on volunteers who were studying nursing/to be a doctor. I'm a civil engineer so wasn't suited for me. :(
There are others in the area.....
Royal Papworth Hospital
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital
The Rosie Hospital
Brookfields Hospital
Cambridge Heart Clinic
Cambridge University Hospital
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital
First Eastern General Hospital

The list goes on.....

29-Nov-2019 09:16:27

ToP BaSS

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Kiwi Magic said :
I hate to break it to you but cooking with aluminium or injesting large amounts of aluminium is a direct cause of Alzheimer's disease
Lets not go scaremongering.

Alzheimer's Society
In 1965, researchers found that rabbits injected with an extremely high dose of aluminium developed toxic tau tangles in their brains. This led to speculation that aluminium from cans, cookware, processed foods and even the water supply could be causing dementia.

Importantly , these results were only seen with extremely high exposures that far exceed the levels that can enter the body through food or potentially through contact with aluminium cookware.

Since this study was reported, much research has been done on the relationship of aluminium and Alzheimer's disease. As yet no study or group of studies has been able to confirm that aluminium is involved in the development of Alzheimer's disease.

01-Dec-2019 09:42:05

ToP BaSS

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Kiwi Magic said :
And yet the use of aluminium pots and pans decline. Not because of the cost of aluminium but because it is regarded as a poison when injested in large amounts.
Maybe because of misinformation such as ....
Kiwi Magic said :
I hate to break it to you but cooking with aluminium or injesting large amounts of aluminium is a direct cause of Alzheimer's disease
And the official information such as ....

"rabbits injected with an extremely high dose of aluminium developed toxic tau tangles in their brains. This led to speculation that aluminium from cans, cookware, processed foods and even the water supply could be causing dementia."
and
"As yet no study or group of studies has been able to confirm that aluminium is involved in the development of Alzheimer's disease."
seems to get quietly avoided attention and/or dismissed.

It would be interesting to see a citation for "use of aluminium pots and pans decline" but lets not forget microwave cooking, ceramic use and glass technology have made massive inroads into cooking techniques over recent years. Strange that the increased cost factor of aluminium can be dismissed so easily to fit an agenda.

01-Dec-2019 12:35:48 - Last edited on 01-Dec-2019 12:39:47 by ToP BaSS

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