“The measure of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable members,” a phrase often attributed to Mahatma Gandhi, rings especially true when we consider the overlapping challenges faced by people living with dementia…
Jo-ann Cousins-Simpson opened Bermuda Alzheimer & Memory Services in 2018. BEAMS Clinic is a general practice functional medicine clinic that caters to patients of all ages who are interested in holistic healthcare, functional medicine consultation, or…
The prospect of developing dementia is frightening. As Bermuda’s population ages, it is an ever-increasing public health concern that Tinée Furbert, the Minister of Youth, Social Development and Seniors, is determined to tackle. This is…
It was Christmas break during Katherine-Lee Burchell’s last year of university in Toronto when she discovered her mom Gini LaVerne Lambert had early-onset dementia. Ms Lambert (nee Swan), a principal customs officer for government, was…
Anne Kast is one of those people in Bermuda that everyone seems to know. Ms Kast may not remember someone’s name when she bumps into them – but they invariably end up hugging anyway. “I…
Dementia is a disease that attacks the brain of the individual and the heart and soul of the community. There are already an estimated 3,000 people living with dementia in Bermuda – and those numbers…
For years, Jodi Virgil has been helping people turn messy spaces into calm, organised ones through her business, Organized Solutions Bermuda. But back in 2005, life was radically different. She was in the process of…