... of mobility loss of dignity loss of community loss of purpose But it doesn t involve any loss of personhood even in cases such as dementia where it may seem as though the person we once knew is no longer present In a world that tells us to age is to...

... faith or prayed for the first time Some are now involved in volunteering themselves 4 The local church is re-engaging with health issues Initiatives like Dementia Friendly Churches 5 Anna Chaplaincy spiritual care for people living with dementia 6 Friendly Places making churches more welcoming and supportive of people with mental...

spring 2014 Article Caring in the light of eternity John Wyatt relates his experience of caring for a relative with dementia To begin with the changes were subtle Unexplained anxiety and tearfulness episodes of uncharacteristic blankness irritation and anger with medics and their pointless tests As...

... extend to feeding by nasogastric or gastrostomy tube unless there was clear benefit to the patient The experience of gastrostomy feeding in patients with severe dementia or very severe disability from stroke for example has not shown benefits in terms of quality or quantity of life 4 There is no evidence...

winter 2023 Article caring the light of eternity John Wyatt relates how his experience of caring for his mother with dementia revealed the amazing hope we have for the new creation To begin with the changes were subtle Unexplained anxiety and tearfulness episodes of uncharacteristic blankness...

... of openness and honesty that I am concerned about As with presumed consent certain groups of people such as those with PVS head injury and dementia who rely heavily on support may end up being exploited To allow organ transplants from these patients would be wrong and must be resisted In...

... to speak out on behalf of the marginalised the disempowered and those who have no voice the poor elderly or confused those with head injuries dementia or strokes those suffering from chronic or psychiatric illness the terminally ill children unborn children and human embryos We need to speak out in everyday...

... in my rural community These included the loneliness of elderly people who could not easily go out the despair of those whose loved ones developed dementia and other semi-hidden problems like alcohol dependence in middle-aged middle-class professionals Looking around to see who were the marginalised in British society equivalent to the...

... about personhood lie at the heart of many current bioethical debates including those involving stem cell manipulation prenatal screening medical infanticide the persistent vegetative state dementia and psychiatric illness Modern approaches For centuries it was generally accepted that the terms person and living human being were virtually equivalent But over the...

... punctuated by episodes of acute deterioration and eventually a seemingly unexpected death and a frailty trajectory of prolonged gradual decline typical of physical frailty and dementia Figure 1 illustrates this and estimates the number of patients each year who die on each trajectory per general practitioner with a list of 2...