ARTICLE SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION ON CARERS- HEALINGSPUR
DEMENTIA A ND CARERS
Because of underfunding in our National Health Service in th U K and the shortage of doctors, in my opinion it is
difficult for dementia patients to always receive the treatment they need and deserve, although there is
some help in the community to keep our loved ones at home there is constant pressure on care workers,
nurses, and social workers, the Care Associations do their best but they can only do so much, it is then generally
left up to the closest member of the family to cope with the bulk of the responsibilty and they often put their own needs
last which can lead to stress and breakdown.
Thankfully I found NLP and took an interest in Meta Medicine, after qualifying as an NLP practitioner
I found this extremely helpful in mine and my husbands day to day lives, after giving only a few therapy sessions
to my husband who is in the first stages of dementia I found a distinct improvement.
Dementia affects the frontal lobes of the brain affecting personality and decision making,
if I have had this positive result in a short time so far, I ask why the right therapy is not available for
people in the first stages of dementia,? we are told it is a condition that can only get worse,
it is not enough to monitor the problem, I believe if treated in the early stages ( and not just with drugs )
that it can be arrested, and in some cases even cured, no matter what the theories are,
until tried who can prove it wrong, it is now understood that biological emotional shocks affect our physical
health and when cleared our health improves, and it is also wonderful to know that some years ago researchers
discovered that it may indeed be possible to regenerate nerve cells in the brain.
The research shows that the Hippocampus the area for forming memories is capable of forming new
neurons in later life. There are already studies showing what we can do to increase the likelihood of this
growth occurring in our brains. The new cells will either grow or die depending on the comfort of our environment,
learning, and reduction of stress.
Because we carers are so fettered, stressed out and burdened because of lack of energy and lack of
resources our vunerability leaves us open to be taken advantage of, this is not a third world country we are
saving the government billions, we want to take care of our loved ones at home, we are grateful for improvements
in the home that helps the person we are looking after, but for the carer the hours are long and sometimes arduous.
We definitely need more respite help and I don't mean a trip to the garden center.
Many carers who have retired
from work after being assessed find themselves in the situation that they cannot claim a sensible allowance at the very
time they need it, does anyone think that caring is not a full time job,? I suggest carers also investigate
alternative therapies for themselves that can help them too, not everyone can afford expensive treatments or
alternative therapies, therefore these therapies should be able, and accepted to work hand in hand together with the
medical profession, there is still much that still needs and can be done for carers and those they care for,
as a carer myself I urge everyone to put their case and petition for what they believe to be right.
The apathy on on the part of some in authority to accept underfunding, lack of doctors,
nursing staff, genuine good nursing homes, and the lack of personal help for carers, may it weigh heavily on their
conscience and spur them to act, it is a disgrace that any society neglects their elderly and disabled,
and the carers who work so hard to give others a comfortable life, and keep some of those in high authority
on good salaries.
