What the Hell Happened to My Brain? - Swaffer Kate
What the Hell Happened to My Brain? - Swaffer Kate Kate Swaffer was just 49 years old when she was diagnosed with a form of younger onset dementia. Never shying away from difficult issues, she…
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What the Hell Happened to My Brain? - Swaffer Kate
Kate Swaffer was just 49 years old when she was diagnosed with a form of younger onset dementia. Never shying away from difficult issues, she tackles head-on stigma, inadequacies in care and support, and the media's role in perpetuating myths about dementia, suggesting ways in which we can include and empower people with the diagnosis. In this book, she offers an all-too-rare first-hand insight into that experience, sounding a clarion call for change in how we ensure a better quality of life for people with dementia.Kate describes vividly her experiences of living with dementia, exploring the effects of memory difficulties, loss of independence, leaving long-term employment, the impact on her teenage sons, and the enormous impact of the dementia diagnosis on her sense of self.
She also reflects on the ways in which her writing and dementia advocacy work have taken her on a