Please do read this piece…beautifully expressed…about living well with dementia…it’s about feelings and sensitivity and joy, not what we cannot do.

I've started growing hydroponic gender-neutral grapes - they're non-vinery.

2 weeks today Scottish Brain Sciences will be hosting a major public engagement event in Edinburgh to map out the pathway to curing Alzheimer’s disease - over 200 people registered already. Hope to see you there. It’s a rhetorical question 👇 eventbrite.com/e/can-we-preve…

Delighted to see the book by our very own Dr Tom Russ AlzheimerScot DRC FAQs on Dementia is on this list 👏👏👏👏
Well worth a read 👇

Dementia rates are 22% higher among black people in the UK so it's important to get an early diagnosis the theme of this year's #DementiaActionWeek2024

Have things changed for the better? 10 years ago things were different, here's our diagnosis story
dementiawho.com/dementia-diagn…

The number of people I saw leading up to my Alzheimer's diagnosis...each potato is a psychiatrist, psychologist, neurologist, medical imaging person, lumbar puncture Dr (I had a lot of those!) or receptionist #Dementia Action Week

At Alzheimer's Society conference with Professor Chris Whitty talking about the shift towards non-medicinal interventions for treating memory loss. 👀 We spy music and memories at the top 👀 #musicfordementia #musicformymind #DementiaActionWeek #powerofmusic

I entered the dyslexic boxing championships but unfortunately got ok'd in the first round🥊

At his trial yesterday, Donald Trump listened to witness testimony by 'sitting back, closing his eyes and waiting for it to be over', a trick he picked up from Melania

Our brilliant Trustee & Alzheimer's Society Ambassador A Box of smiles. Magic memories play list does an incredible job championing the importance of the arts as a therapeutic outlet for people affected by dementia. This painting behind him was created by our participants at Central Saint Martins on our latest programme

Newsflash: Very sad to report that Basil Brush has just been killed after being hit by two supersonic missiles - Boom! Boom!

A watercolour doodle - someone said 'it's like jazz', which made me happy...

An excellent #ASAC24 keynote from Professor Chris Whitty this morning, recognising dementia as one of the greatest health and societal challenges of our time.

Great to hear the CMO reaffirm the importance of early diagnosis for those who want it & support for new diagnostic technologies.

The Alzheimer's Society own survey of experiences of dementia show high rates of fear about getting a diagnosis, fear of disclosure and experiences of stigma
Improving diagnostic rates may also require some careful work on comms how to avoid contributing to stigma and fear #ASAC24

For Dementia Action Week I'm taking part in a panel discussion on 'The Father'. I have mixed feelings about the film. It's a great piece of drama, but I'm not happy about its portrayal of dementia. Really interested to hear anyone's thoughts

It's #Dementia Action Week with an emphasis on diagnosis. Rates for diagnosis vary wildly across the U.K., but with new drugs on the horizon a timely diagnosis has never been more important.

West End Edinburgh

Yay! Space Babies!! Brilliant fx

Look all I’m saying is that those of us who were asleep last night and missed the #Auroraborealis have read Day of the Triffids and are sad that most of you on here will shortly go blind and be eaten by that clematis in your back garden (fairly sure that’s the plot).

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