Tag: bereavement

I love you and I miss you dad

25/04/202225/04/2022 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

I’m not sure I can quite believe my dad died 10 years ago today. I have no idea where those 10 years have gone. So much in my life has changed, and yet I remember so vividly – like it…

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Regrets, I’ve had a few…

29/03/202131/03/2021 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

Listening to the radio recently, Frank Sinatra’s ‘My Way’ came on. These two lines really stood out for me: “Regrets, I’ve had a few. But then again, too few to mention.” They got me thinking, as I so often do…

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Experiences of loss

15/04/201916/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

With over 200 blogs on D4Dementia now, some of them approaching 7 years old next month, I’ve decided to spend my 2019 year of blogging by re-visiting some of the topics I’ve covered previously, throwing fresh light on why they…

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The rainbow of dementia

09/04/201817/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia1 Comment on The rainbow of dementia

This week will mark what would have been my dad’s 91st birthday, and later on in April, the 6th anniversary of his passing. These milestones have left me reflecting on the last 19 years of dad’s life, how dementia crept…

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Why are you a carer?

14/06/201718/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia4 Comments on Why are you a carer?

On the face of it this is a really simple question, yet it is one that can generate so much discussion. It’s something I’ve been asked a lot in the last few years in the context of, “Why did you…

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B for Burden?

16/02/201523/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia1 Comment on B for Burden?

I vividly remember as a child the first major bereavement in my life. The sudden death of my maternal grandmother came as a huge shock to my whole family and left my mother utterly devastated. As a small child I…

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A moving experience

02/02/201523/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia2 Comments on A moving experience

Moving into a new home is always stressful. I spent most of 2014 trying to move house, and I can testify to why it is generally considered to be one of the most stressful life events, alongside bereavement, divorce, major…

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A loss of innocence

14/04/201426/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia1 Comment on A loss of innocence

As those of you who read this blog post last year will know, April is a difficult month for my family. While the spring flowers come into full bloom, the lambs scamper in the fields and the temperatures warm up, this…

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A sense of loss

11/09/201327/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

I’ve summed up previously about the feelings of loss associated with dementia, but given the enormity of this emotion for so many families I feel a greater exploration of this subject is very much needed. One of the most common…

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Let’s talk about dementia – Silence

25/05/201329/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia

Welcome to the seventh of my seven ‘mini’ blogs for UK Dementia Awareness Week 2013. They are all themed around talking about dementia, exploring different aspects of conversation from the point of view of people who are living with dementia, carers and…

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Reflections on a life lived and a man loved

03/04/201330/06/2020 Beth BrittonD4Dementia1 Comment on Reflections on a life lived and a man loved

It seems hard to believe that April 2013 marks two very sad milestones for me and my family. This month will see us celebrating my dad’s birthday for the first time without him here. Less than two weeks later, it…

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I'm an award-winning content creator, consultant, campaigner and speaker, trainer and mentor, specialising in ageing, health & social care. Until 2012 I was a carer to my dad who had vascular dementia for approximately the last 19 years of his life. I aim to provide support and advice to those faced with similar situations, inform and educate care professionals and the wider population, promote debate and create improvements in dementia care.

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