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Nearly 50 people gathered at St Andrew's Church Shifnal last month, for the start of Dementia Awareness Week 2016. Rachel Christophers, winner last November's 'Best Resident/Relative Contribution' in the national Dementia Care Awards, spoke on 'Living well with dementia'.
A post inspired by Josie Edwards, co-ordinator for St Matthew's Church, Donnington Wood with a local residential home for adults with complex needs.
Words from Rev Dr Sam Wells' "Thought for the Day" on dementia on 22 September have been living with me.
Revd Zoe Heming, the curate in Hodnet Deanery (in and around Market Drayton) has written a 'Dear Dementia' letter.
When Meg got married in August, she wanted to remember her granddad. He had had dementia and he died earlier in the year.
"Words are very powerful - they can build you up or put you down. When you are speaking about dementia remember this."
It's important to know that, as churches, we don't have to go it alone! David Latcham is an Information Worker at the Alzheimer's Society in Shropshire.
At our Forget-me-not tea this month, we looked at the cutout pictures by the world-famous artist Matisse.
Dementia Awareness Week ran from 17-23 May 2015. Various things went on in and around Shifnal.
