There are many with dementia who are living well. They have not given up everything in their lives just because they have the disease. It is a fact that you will have to make some changes in your lifestyle once you have been diagnosed with dementia; but try looking at it this way: if you are going to have to make changes, why not make good ones? Think of it as the start of a new journey: a journey to live well with dementia.
This book provides positive, practical hints for living well with dementia. Each hint describes a ÒcontextÓ that people with dementia and the people around experience and a ÒproblemÓ that is commonly associated with the situation. Following this, a ÒsolutionÓ on how to cope with the problem is described.
These hints were determined through interviews, meaning that there are people are living well with dementia by using this knowledge. By sharing these wisdoms with a broad audience, our hope is to make everyoneÕs life with dementia better.