DEMENTIA - COVID - THE UNKNOWN FIGURES?
Dementia - Covid - The Unknown Figures?
The other day I was talking to a friend of mine I hadn’t seen for years. I knew
they had lost a loved one because of dementia during the lockdowns of Covid
but it was only really brought home to me by their vivid explanation of how
bad it was. Sadly the wonderful carers out there can only do so much and as
hard as it is sometimes they have to put their loved ones into care for their
own health and wellbeing as well as those with the illness, as this was the case.
But when you place you’re loved in care you would never expect a Pandemic to
come along and stop you from seeing them.
It was explained to me the horror of only being able to see your loved one,
only through a window and watch them slowly disappear into the grip of
dementia, and mostly because of lack of communication, contact with loved
ones and interaction. Listening to this got me thinking about how many more
with dementia had suffered the same fate during the lockdowns. Interaction
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and communication is so important in all our lives and without it loneliness
sets in, which, if I had my way, loneliness would be recognised as a medical
condition.
The figures we hear about are always about COVID but what about those who
have been placed into homes and have lost the personal care of a loved one
which is bad enough, but also all forms of communication? I have no words,
it’s so incredibly sad, and sadly I have no answers apart from suggesting using
today’s technology where possible, where you can talk and video via Smart
phones, laptops etc, and of course to keep their spirits up, by using our very
own (Purple Angel Mp3s) with their very own all time fave music uploaded to
them which are absolutely FREE for all with dementia.
I cannot begin to imagine the loneliness and confusion felt by someone being placed into strange surroundings then being left to build relations themselves without their loved ones by their side and dementia breathing down their neck.
COVID Has more to answer for than just DEATHS VIA COVID