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Keith is a retired former headteacher who lives in Kent.Keith's blogs form part of a national project called 'Dementia Diaries'. The Dementia Diarists use custombuilt reporting phones to share their experiences of living with the condition. For more of their stories, visit dementiadiaries.org or @DementiaTweets
Keith Oliver -
June 9, 2016
Rosemary is not my carer, she is my wife, who cares for me and I’m her husband, and I care for her. When you’re the person who has been the main bringer of income into the family, it can be quite...
Keith Oliver -
June 9, 2016
On bad days it’s like living in a fog. If you talk about metaphors, whilst it’s easy exaggerate using metaphors, I think it can be useful to give people insight into my world of living with dementia. One metaphor I...
Keith Oliver -
June 9, 2016
One big psychological hit to having young onset dementia is a feeling of guilt. There is a psychological impact, because, as I say, often the person who’s diagnosed won’t anticipate that that’s going to be the diagnosis that they...
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