CaregiverCaregiver StorySingaporeYoung Caregiver January 5, 2021 Growing up with Grandma and learning to understand dementia "I have lived with two grandparents diagnosed with dementia. When I was 8 years old, I lived with… Melissa C 0 Love15
CaregiverMalaysia July 8, 2020 The loving memories of my Grandfather and wishing we had known more back then "My memories of my Tata (Grandfather in Tamil) were ones of him being a strong-willed man. As he… Melissa C 0 Love15
CaregiverMalaysia June 23, 2020 Motivated by caring for Mum, a Dementia Centre in Malaysia was formed After 10 years in Singapore, I moved back to care for my Mum with dementia. I did not… Melissa C 0 Love15
AwarenessCaregiving Tips June 1, 2020 5 Things to consider when tailoring your home environment for a loved one with dementia Many of us would want to create the perfect dementia enabling environment for ourselves or for our loved… Melissa C 0 Love15
AwarenessCaregiving TipsMalaysiaSingapore May 11, 2020 Easy to use games and activities to engage a loved one with dementia Many caregivers now find themselves working from home, and caring for a loved one with dementia while being… Melissa C 0 Love15
AwarenessCaregiver May 4, 2020 “I Don’t Know What To Do Anymore” – 5 Ways to Cultivate Mindfulness as a Caregiver Caring for a loved one with dementia often comes with an immense amount of challenge and responsibility. As… Melissa C 0 Love15
AwarenessCaregiver April 14, 2020 Reaching out to isolated persons with dementia is essential during Covid-19 – here are 7 specific things you can do Older adults always need social connection, but they need it now more than ever. The novel coronavirus brings… Melissa C 0 Love15
AwarenessCaregiver March 25, 2020 Truly smart homes could help persons with dementia live independently The growing number of people with dementia is encouraging care providers to look to technology as a way… Melissa C 0 Love15
AwarenessSingapore January 4, 2020 Designing for Dementia: Bringing ideas to life As part of Designathon 2019, participants were brought through the design-methodology and making process to bring their ideas… Melissa C 1 Love15
AwarenessSingapore November 8, 2019 Enabling EDIE: A person with dementia’s perspective of dementia As part of Designathon 2019, the Alzheimer's Disease Association (ADA) provided an Enabling EDIE workshop for participants to experience… Melissa C 0 Love15
AwarenessMalaysia October 23, 2019 End-of-life planning: A pivotal step in a caregiver’s journey Financial and legal matters may not be the first thing that caregivers think about when faced with a… Melissa C 0 Love16
AwarenessMalaysia October 9, 2019 Ninaivirukkum Varai: Reaching Young Caregivers in Malaysia In conjunction with World Alzheimer’s Month 2019, Project We Forgot (PWF) and Homage in Malaysia collaborated to run… Melissa C 0 Love15
AwarenessCaregiving TipsMalaysia September 20, 2019 5 popular caregiver reads for World Alzheimer’s Month To mark World Alzheimer’s Month in Malaysia, we handpicked a few articles to help you understand the condition… Melissa C 0 Love16
Caregiving TipsMalaysia September 13, 2019 Home care vs nursing homes in Malaysia: Making the best decision Ensuring the best quality of life for your loved one can be overwhelming—but the right approach would help… Melissa C 0 Love16
CaregivingSingapore August 25, 2019 4 ways to engage with your loved one with dementia Dementia does not stop all interactions and communication, there are ways to reach out. By Heather TaylorWhen a… Melissa C 0 Love15
Caregiving TipsMalaysia August 10, 2019 Coping with dementia: Five steps for young caregivers in Malaysia Dealing with the diagnosis of your loved one with dementia? These five steps will help guide your journey… Melissa C 0 Love16
AwarenessMalaysia August 10, 2019 What’s the difference? Debunking dementia and Alzheimer’s The misconception out there is that dementia and Alzheimer’s are two separate conditions, but in actual fact, Alzheimer’s… Melissa C 0 Love16
Caregiving August 4, 2019 Learning to live well with dementia There is no cure for Alzheimer’s but there are many things that can be done to make life… Melissa C 0 Love15
Caregiving TipsMalaysia August 1, 2019 Balancing caregiving, family & work: Six ways for respite in Malaysia Do you find yourself torn between priorities: caring for your loved one with dementia, spending quality time with… Melissa C 0 Love16
Caregiver June 10, 2019 The Reality of Caring for Someone with Dementia Current research and dementia care services are typically problem-focused, and designed to alleviate burden in carers. But by promoting… Melissa C 0 Love15
AwarenessSingapore March 4, 2019 Preventing dementia, one step at a time With the aim of serving the senior population of Singapore, four students of Nanyang Technological University embarked on… Melissa C 0 Love18
AwarenessCaregiverSingapore February 7, 2019 My wellbeing as a caregiver and how community support is important Robing has been caring for his mother, Sally, who was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 62. He… Melissa C 0 Love17
AwarenessCaregiverSingapore January 31, 2019 My journey navigating through mum’s dementia Robing has been caring for his mother, Sally, who was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 62. He… Melissa C 0 Love17
AwarenessCaregiver January 8, 2019 Could different cultures teach us something about dementia? Our society needs to recognize that dementia is not only a brain disorder of the person living with… Melissa C 0 Love15
CaregiverCaregiving Tips December 20, 2018 Christmas Celebrations With A Loved One With Dementia Christmas can be a stressful time for hosts and guests alike, and it’s more so for carers of… Melissa C 0 Love15
CaregiverCaregiving Tips December 5, 2018 Support Circle: Family Caregivers Share Stories And Tips To Ease Alzheimer’s Toll Along with sharing the sorrow, they find a way to share in the humor of it all —… Melissa C 0 Love14
AwarenessCaregiving Tips December 5, 2018 Dementia’s Hidden Darkness: Violence and Domestic Abuse Despite its obvious significance, this dementia and domestic violence overlap remains under-recognized and incompletely understood. It’s not a… Melissa C 0 Love18
Products and ServicesSingapore November 29, 2018 Cultivating Shared Experiences Between Caregivers and Their Loved Ones with Dementia This series shares the journey and motivations of participating teams at Designathon We Remember 2018, which empowers the… Melissa C 0 Love18
Caregiving TipsProducts and Services October 28, 2018 A Colouring Game that Transforms into Puzzles for Your Loved Ones Inspired by her family’s early intervention journey, Christel creates tools for communities to better engage their loved ones.… Melissa C 0 Love14
CaregiverCaregiving TipsU.S. August 23, 2018 5 Things I Wish I Had Known In the Beginning of Dad’s Dementia This is about what I learned in the early stages of his condition. I’m using examples taken from… Melissa C 0 Love15
CaregiverSingaporeWellbeing June 4, 2018 ‘Siapa nak jaga mak?’ A Narrative on The Mental Health Toll of Caregiving This story is about Masturah, a single daughter, in Singapore, who quits her fulltime job to provide care… Melissa C 0 Love10
CaregiverSingaporeWellbeing May 21, 2018 Playing the Role of A Daughter: My Role in Caregiving Ying Ying Ho first started assuming the role of her parents' caregiver approximately 8 years ago at the… Melissa C 0 Love9
CaregivingWellbeing May 7, 2018 Do All Caregivers Matter? “Caregivers of all ages need support. Shouldn’t we simply support all caregivers?” A belief that all caregivers have the exact… Melissa C 0 Love24
CanadaCaregiverYoung Caregiver April 12, 2018 Living The Long Goodbye with My Grandpa and Dementia Julia is 26, and caring for her grandfather with dementia in Canada. She brings us through her journey… Melissa C 0 Love8
AwarenessCultureSingapore March 23, 2018 Voices from Dementia Caregivers on Pangdemonium’s The Father Pangdemonium's staging of The Father highlights the journey a family goes through when caring for a loved one with dementia.… Melissa C 0 Love12
CaregiverSingaporeYoung Caregiver February 27, 2018 Daniel’s Journey: How I Manage Caregiving Stress Daniel Lim was 30 years old, and building a career for himself in Singapore. Everything changed when his… Melissa C 0 Love0
AwarenessCultureSingapore February 25, 2018 Pangdemonium’s The Father: Dementia & Who Will Care? Pangdemonium's staging of The Father is a poignant and devastating exploration of a 70-year-old man’s deteriorating mind as he sinks… Melissa C 0 Love12
CaregiverSingaporeYoung Caregiver February 20, 2018 Daniel’s Journey: My Life as a Working Caregiver Daniel Lim was 30 years old, and building a career for himself in Singapore. Everything changed when his… Melissa C 1 Love9
AwarenessCaregiver February 8, 2018 An Asian Face to Dementia: Project We Forgot reviews Before We Forget Before We Forget, also known as The Kid from the Big Apple 2: Before We Forget (我来自纽约2:当我们在一起 in… Melissa C 0 Love24
AwarenessSupporter January 22, 2018 Wat Alz? Kasper’s Story of Memory Places, Imagination, & Dementia Think about dementia as 'memory loss', and the thought becomes paralyzing. But imagine it as 'communication loss', and… Melissa C 0 Love24
CaregivingWellbeing January 18, 2018 Ambiguous Loss: When The Loss Doesn’t End Ambiguous loss differs from the experience of death because the loved one is still present. There is a… Melissa C 1 Love24
CaregivingWellbeing January 2, 2018 Caregiving & Our New Year’s Resolution: Reserving Time For Myself The new year brings a fresh start. For many people, that means making New Year’s resolutions. As a… Melissa C 0 Love24
CaregivingSingapore November 27, 2017 The Unsung Hero in Our Journey of Caring: Our Foreign Domestic Worker I have seen my-then-boyfriend-now-husband, Eric care for his father with dementia and he would not have been able… Melissa C 0 Love26
CaregiverWellbeing November 14, 2017 What Does Dementia Mean To You? "Words and sentences do not tell us meanings by themselves; it's us who draw meanings from words and… Melissa C 0 Love20
CaregivingSingapore October 16, 2017 Facing Dementia with Mum and Many Other Caregivers Galen Yeo is a caregiver to his mother with dementia and the Creative Director of The Moving Visuals… Melissa C 0 Love20
CaregivingSingapore October 13, 2017 Caring for My Father with Dementia for Over 20 Years Sue Hsian Yau has been caring for her father for over 20 years. Her father was diagnosed in… Melissa C 0 Love24
CaregivingWellbeing September 13, 2017 Caregiving from Afar Through Technology Being far away from someone you love is tough, especially if they have health issues, but fortunately technology… Melissa C 0 Love17
AwarenessCaregiver August 28, 2017 19 Year-Old Strives to Make Dominica a Dementia Friendly Country Rianna Patterson is bringing waves of change to her community through the Dominica Dementia Foundation. She is also a… Melissa C 0 Love18
Awareness July 1, 2017 #MemoriesMatter: A Snapchat Campaign to Raise Awareness of Dementia in UAE Designed in a collaboration between Mediavest | Spark, Getty Images and Project We Forgot (PWF), a Snapchat-focused campaign… Melissa C 0 Love15
CaregivingWellbeing June 29, 2017 6 Flags To Know It’s Time To Take A Break From Being A Caregiver Keep check of your stress level by asking yourself whether you're experiencing any of the following emotional and… Melissa C 0 Love15
AwarenessSingapore June 19, 2017 A Singapore Heritage Card Game Designed to Fight Dementia & Bring Generations Together Inspired by her grandfather's battle with dementia and now looking for ways to engage with her grandmother, Christel Goh,… Melissa C 1 Love17
CaregiverUK June 1, 2017 Alzheimer’s Might Rob You of Your Memory, But it Can’t Take Away How You Choose to Face it As a Family Keir Gravil, from the UK, was 26 when his father was diagnosed with young-onset Alzheimer's. He brings us through his… Melissa C 0 Love18
CaregiverSingapore May 22, 2017 From Struggle Comes Strength: Inspiring Other Young Caregivers Eric Lim, based in Singapore, was 24 years old when he started caring for his father who was… Melissa C 0 Love12
CaregiverU.S. May 15, 2017 Loving Through Dementia: For Better or For Worse Jaime Pollard-Smith looks back at the power of her parents' marriage as she celebrates their 46th wedding anniversary this… Melissa C 1 Love13
CaregiverIsrael April 25, 2017 Dementia: The Battle of Getting Help is Hard When Fighting It Alone Liza Futerman was in her 20s when her mom, based in Israel, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. She… Melissa C 0 Love13
SingaporeWellbeing March 28, 2017 Dementia and The Young Caregiver: Why Have We Been Forgotten ? How we do pack all the milestones in life between 13 and 35, care for the person we… Melissa C 0 Love14
CaregiverSingapore March 1, 2017 Loving Our Dad Just As He Loved His Uzairah Azaman, from Singapore, was 24 years-old when her father was diagnosed with young-onset Alzheimer's. She shares how… Melissa C 0 Love9
U.S.Wellbeing February 27, 2017 Have The Talk I’ve learned to value failed conversations, missed connections, confusions. What remains is what’s unsaid, what’s underneath. Understanding on… Melissa C 0 Love7
CaregiverHungary February 22, 2017 Mum’s Dementia and Why It is Important to Educate The Young Tamas Tatai was 41 years old when he moved from the UK back home to Hungary to care for… Melissa C 0 Love11
CaregivingWellbeing January 25, 2017 Dementia and The Invisible Carer Young caregivers often face social isolation and guilt when having to care for a parent or grandparent with… Melissa C 0 Love7
CaregivingSingapore December 15, 2016 Keep It Inclusive, Simple and Safe This Holiday Season Busy, loud and full of cheer with lots of hugs and smiles to go around. Festivities are always… Melissa C 0 Love7
SingaporeYoung Caregiver December 14, 2016 Grandma’s Dementia And How Ignorance Was Certainly Not Bliss Joanna Sun, from Singapore, shares her memories growing up with grandma and reflects on seeing grandma's progress through dementia.… Melissa C 0 Love8
SupporterYoung Caregiver December 7, 2016 Holding A Full-Time Job and Caring for Dad Who Has Dementia The video is about a single dad who raised his son by himself and when he turned 58, was… Melissa C 0 Love7
MalaysiaYoung Caregiver November 22, 2016 She’s Family You Know? And You Never Give Up on Family 29 year-old Bobby Tan, from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, recalls his childhood with his grandma and shares snippets of… Melissa C 0 Love7
U.S.Young Caregiver November 22, 2016 Mom’s Dementia and My Journey to Acceptance “Whoever is present are the right people. Whenever it begins is the right time. Whatever happens is the… Melissa C 0 Love5
JapanYoung Caregiver November 1, 2016 Dementia: The Hardest But the Most Beautiful Times Were When There Were Glimpses of Her Former Self Born and based in America, Carina Mask was always traveling back to Japan to visit her grandparents. She documents her grandparents'… Melissa C 0 Love4
CaregivingSingapore October 10, 2016 Think Your Loved One Has Dementia ? Tips When Talking To Your GP With all the education on dementia, it is also easy for a lot of people to jump the… Melissa C 0 Love6
IndiaYoung Caregiver September 22, 2016 My Father, Then And Now Born in India and now based in Seattle, Anjan Kumar is a 31 year old software engineer and filmmaker. His father… Melissa C 2 Love22
SingaporeYoung Caregiver September 20, 2016 Loving with Mahmah, Living With Dementia A grandson captures his day through lens as he cares for grandma who has dementia. “This is a short exposition… Melissa C 4 Love7
AwarenessSingaporeWellbeing September 20, 2016 媽 Mother | Project 20/20 Starring Nick Shen, 媽 Mother is a short film by Stanley Xu, Valerie Ong and Lim Yuzheng from… Melissa C 0 Love2
SingaporeYoung Caregiver September 20, 2016 Grandma, A Big Part of My Life Jeremy Mok was about 19 years old when his grandmother was diagnosed with dementia. Now, in his 20s, he… Melissa C 0 Love9
SingaporeYoung Caregiver September 20, 2016 Our Imperfect Love Loving grandma in our imperfect, inadequate ways, but loving her no less. “The essence of being human is… Melissa C 0 Love1
Current August 15, 2016 ‘Memory’: The Struggle Through Diagnosis, Confusion And Progress of Young-Onset Dementia A 16-episode Korean drama series. A painful portrayal of how a patient struggles between the fleeting states of… Melissa C 0 Love0
IndonesiaYoung Caregiver June 30, 2016 From Hopeless to Hopeful We speak to Deborah Dewi from Jakarta - on how it is like caring for her mother who was diagnosed… Melissa C 0 Love3
WellbeingYoung Caregiver June 6, 2016 Writing Through Dementia And Change Alzheimer's caregivers frequently report experiencing high levels of stress. It can be overwhelming to take care of a… Melissa C 0 Love0
AwarenessSupporter May 28, 2016 Dear Judgmental A piece to to all those unaware out there. “Just remember that sometimes, the way you think about a… Melissa C 3 Love3
WellbeingYoung Caregiver May 5, 2016 Caring Tips For The Carefree A young caregiver and looking for tips that you can relate to? Read on. "I don’t claim to… Melissa C 0 Love0
Young Caregiver April 18, 2016 Fighting The Alzheimer’s Battle Fiercely And Remembering Mom For Who She Was Choosing to remember their mother for who she was before the illness, Ana and Lexi has set up… Melissa C 0 Love1
Caregiving April 18, 2016 What I Learnt Trying To Build Meaningful Conversations With My Mum Not knowing how to keep a conversation moving when your loved one has dementia can really put a… Melissa C 0 Love1
AwarenessYoung Caregiver April 7, 2016 Grandson Produces A Short Film To Celebrate His Grandmother’s Life Project We Forgot speaks with Bart Frank, Founder of ObjektFilms, on the story behind the short film Joy and his… Melissa C 0 Love0
Current April 7, 2016 Joy, A Short Film On The Memory Of A Faded Mind This short film by British filmmaker Bart Frank aims to celebrate the life of his Grandmother, Joy, while giving… Melissa C 0 Love0
Awareness March 24, 2016 Daughters Photograph Mom Battling With Alzheimer’s In A Series of Style Shots "You can choose to grieve or you can choose to celebrate but most of the time it goes… Melissa C 1 Love2
Wellbeing March 9, 2016 15 Things They Don’t Tell You About Dementia What other articles out there don’t tell you about how it’s like to live with a parent with this appalling… Melissa C 0 Love1
SingaporeYoung Caregiver March 8, 2016 As I Step Into This Journey With My Dad A conversation with Estee Teo as she steps into this journey with her dad. Estee’s dad was diagnosed… Melissa C 0 Love1
Young Caregiver March 7, 2016 When The Person You Knew Is Gone, But Not Gone "Dementia has robbed my mum and me of the time we were supposed to have, and I’m still… Melissa C 0 Love0
Young Caregiver February 19, 2016 What My Mom (& Alzheimer’s) Taught Me My mom saw beyond the babbles, beyond the memory loss, beyond the physical change, beyond the heartbreaking situation… Melissa C 0 Love0
Young Caregiver January 28, 2016 Courageous And Beautiful, My Memory Of My Grandmother Born and raised in Japan, Carina Mask, now 27, moved to the U.S when she was just 7… Melissa C 0 Love2
Wellbeing January 11, 2016 4 Ways To Avoid Caregiver Fatigue And Burnout Taking care of yourself is one of the most important things you can do as a caregiver. We're sure you’ve… Melissa C 0 Love0
Caregiver January 4, 2016 My Journey With My Mum: Finding The Lesson And Learning From It "Through it all, every now and then the wires would connect and she would be herself. Make a… Melissa C 0 Love1
Wellbeing December 17, 2015 How To Avoid Being The ‘Pro’ In Procrastination? How do we avoid procrastination as a caregiver ? "We begin to work only when the fear of… Melissa C 0 Love0
Wellbeing December 7, 2015 Why Finding Your Community As A Caregiver Is Important "We’re all holding hands as we guide each other along the endless road of uncertainty. We share our… Melissa C 0 Love2
Young Caregiver December 2, 2015 I Was 8 Years Old And Living With Someone Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s My grandma and her battle with dementia. She might not remember who I am, but I will always remember… Melissa C 6 Love1
Wellbeing November 23, 2015 Are You Eating Right, Caregivers? Remember, you’re eating healthy not just for yourself, but for your loved ones too. They are the ones who… Melissa C 0 Love0
AwarenessSingapore November 19, 2015 A Journey of Inspiration: Support for Young Caregivers Melissa Chan, based in Singapore, was 14 when her father was diagnosed with young-onset Alzheimer's. She was inspired… Melissa C 0 Love15
CaregiverCaregivingSupporter October 28, 2015 How I See Beauty In Suffering "Sometimes, it is through these tiny bits that we begin to see the beauty in suffering. The beauty… Melissa C 0 Love0
SingaporeSupporter October 22, 2015 Her Struggle Between Holding On And Letting Go Before we start to judge and think that people who wish death upon their ailing parents are terrible… Melissa C 1 Love1
Caregiver October 22, 2015 To Live This Gift Of Life We Were Given A blend of emotions and thoughts caring for mum who has dementia. "Grab these moments and memories and put… Melissa C 0 Love0
SupporterWellbeing October 22, 2015 10 Ways To Help If Her Parent Has Alzheimer’s Have a fellow girl friend or dating a partner whose parent has Alzheimer’s ? Don’t know how to help?… Melissa C 0 Love0
Caregiving October 22, 2015 5 Ways To Help You Care Better For The Person They Are Now Tips on remaining in the present and caring for your loved one for who they are now. By Melissa… Melissa C 0 Love0
Current October 22, 2015 Memories Of Our Memories “We take it for granted but memory is fundamental to everything you do. Our house always smelt of… Melissa C 0 Love0
Wellbeing October 20, 2015 Where’s The Party In My Life? "But here’s the thing, you need balance. Because without it, you're not going to be able to discover who… Melissa C 0 Love0
AwarenessCurrent October 20, 2015 Visualising An Alzheimer’s Patient’s Experience Kindness, graciousness, patience and understanding. It all goes a long way in the daily lives of dementia patients.… Melissa C 1 Love0
Caregiver October 14, 2015 Mom’s Killer Alzheimer’s: A Reminder To Enjoy Life’s Best Moments Remembering memories with mum and looking back at the three main stages of Alzheimer's she went through. By… Melissa C 1 Love1