We’re always forgetting where we put our keys, we can’t remember our children’s or grandchildren’s names and sometimes we’re not even sure what day it is. Memory lapses from time to time are a fact…
Laughter, memory games and group discussions might not sound like medicine, but for people living with dementia, they can be powerful tools. At the heart of this idea is Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, a programme that…
In just five years, the number of people in Bermuda living with dementia is expected to rise from about 3,000 to more than 6,000. With three out of four people uninsured or underinsured, and only…
“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…