There is a rich untapped pool of what it is like to live with dementia out there so, Use it or Lose it.

Tommy reporting, I just want to tell you about why dementia diaries is important in my life.

Dementia diaries helps me feel that I’m not alone, I’ve my Peers who understand what I’m going through, being able to tell stories about what affects me is a great comfort

Stories help us explain the world, making sense of the insensible, when you tell your story you learn that you are not alone

Dementia diaries is like a time capsule for me as they are able to capture how I feel in the moment

I’m able to express exactly how I feel with the emotions that I feel at the time

The wealth of experience that is shared by my peers those with dementia needs to be collated and shared with everyone to show my peers and our Carers that we all have empathy with one another

Through dementia diaries I feel as if I’m part of a community that has total empathy with each other

I’m able to hear how my peers feel and find ways that they have coped

Coming to terms with your diagnosis and the emotions you are feeling will help you accept your diagnosis, dementia diaries helps you do this by allowing you the freedom to say exactly how you feel

When you accept your diagnosis you can then move forward, and discover new ways to live a positive and fulfilling life

The hardest thing that us People Living with dementia have is trying to get people to understand that we are still a Person with the ability to think, if people hear what we have to say on dementia diaries then they will come to appreciate that we still have our intelligence

There is a rich untapped pool of what it’s like to live with dementia out there so lets Use it or Lose it. Long live dementia dairies

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