Living with dementia magazine

Living with dementia is Alzheimer's Society's popular monthly members magazine.

It features news, human interest stories, expert tips and advice for carers and people with dementia, book reviews, updates on dementia research and articles highlighting good practice in dementia care, plus readers' letters.

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November 2009

Please read on for highlights of this month's issue or download the PDF version of the magazine

Doing it for themselves
A project in Dover helps younger people with dementia hold onto their skills, and learn new ones, by focusing on what is still possible.
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Weighing it all up
What do you do if the person you care for keeps going missing when they leave the house? Lock them in, or respect their right to freedom? This is just one example of the many ethical dilemmas carers face, as a major new report highlights.
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Our stories
A nationwide shortage of donated brains for dementia research has led to a new campaign to encourage more people to become brain donors. Researchers are desperate for brain tissue for their search for treatments or a cure for dementia. Three of our volunteers talk about the importance of brain donation, and their own experiences
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