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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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'…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
September 20, 2016
Our Imperfect Love
Loving grandma in our imperfect, inadequate ways, but loving her no less. “The essence of being human is…
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…
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…
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…
May 28, 2016
Dear Judgmental
A piece to to all those unaware out there. “Just remember that sometimes, the way you think about a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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?…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…