Our first event of the year will be held on Tuesday 10th of January.
We will be hosting our annual barbeque in Nowra. We aim to kick off around 10:30-ish for a lunchtime barbeque. For an exact location give me a call and I will direct you.
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Welcome to the new year. 2017 promises to a productive year and hopefully a good one for us all.
Any ideas and suggestions to advance our project and improve life for us all are welcome. Just e-mail us at info@southerndag.org. We’ve added two new items to our website –
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Alzheimer’s Australia is developing resources for a Dementia Friendly Communities Program. The first step has been the development of a “Community Survey”. This is intended to inform the project on desired outcomes and expectations. I ask you and every one you know to complete this survey. Pass it far and wide (It will really confuse Alzheimer’s Aust.
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Following is a short article reprinted under creative commons from “The Conversation” relevant to us all.
No more blame game: why we need to rethink what’s behind chronic disease
Garry Egger, Southern Cross University and John Dixon, Baker IDI Heart &
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The following is republished from “The Conversation” (13/12/2016) under creative commons.
To read the original article follow the link at the bottom.
Comic explainer: how memory works
Jee Hyun Kim, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
We recall thousands of events and procedures every day,
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According to a recent news article (published by the ABC) drugs commonly used to “treat” delirium in the aged actually worsen the condition and may increase their rates of mortality.
The full article can be found here. These findings seem to confirm a lot of anecdotal evidence and leads to the question “Why is it so?”
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You are invited to our next social gathering in the James Oates Reserve in Minnamurra.
The reserve is located near the Tennis Courts off Charles Ave, almost directly opposite the Federal St Intersection. It is about 10 a minute walk from the Kiama Golf Club or Minnamurra Station and borders a nice reserve and the entrance to Minnamurra Rivulet.
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Author Kate Swaffer on living beyond dementia diagnosis
The following is a link to the Sydney Morning Herald article that appeared today –
Saturday November 26th 2016
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The following is a short video in which I am attempting to use artistic license to show an interpretation of the changes that are occurring in my brain. This short three minute video represents about 100 hours of single frame editing to achieve my animation. Hopefully this will illustrate how amyloid plaques may be degrading the way my neurons behave.
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