This site is dedicated to all the amazing people living with dementia, and their Bubs* (back-up brains), their family and friends who help and support them. Also to everyone who has helped us, both personally and professionally in various ways, to enable us to deliver our groups.
Here you will find information about our groups plus other information we think might be helpful.
* This is how Kate Swaffer, a lady diagnosed with young onset dementia, describes her husband. You can read her blog here,
Recent Posts
Weddings – 4th May 2021
Some things run smoothly, some don’t… There was quite a bit of coming and going today. It seems more hospital appointments are happening. There are also more care home visits. Good news. Janet asked people to think about the possibility of the group returning to Shrewsbury House in a few months time. We would need … Continue reading Weddings – 4th May 2021
First homes – 27th April 2021
Always a popular discussion topic, and today we had a very good chat: D – was in digs and then sofa surfing. J – bought their own house, in Charlton, which was unusual at that time. They had a cooker but no stair carpet. Then had their first baby. M – left home to come … Continue reading First homes – 27th April 2021
Childhood games – 20th April 2021
Everyone had examples of today’s theme. Knock-down ginger was worryingly popular (more people admitted to doing this, after the poll). Some played card games. We had a picture of a boy playing Gudu – which is a mix of cricket and baseball. People remembered playing on bomb sites and having gas lights. Some of the … Continue reading Childhood games – 20th April 2021
Favourite TV programmes – 13th April 2021
Another popular topic. We chatted about lots of familiar programmes – and agreed that watching ‘Line of Duty’ is very stressful. ‘A’ is a clearly a discerning fellow – Patrick McGoohan played a fiercely independent man in both series: “I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered! My life is my own.” … Continue reading Favourite TV programmes – 13th April 2021
