Tag: Dementia
Wife Bruce Willis does not know whether he is aware of the condition himself: ‘Dementia is difficult’ | Show
“Dementia is tough,” said 45-year-old Heming Willis. “It is difficult for the person who is diagnosed. It’s also hard on the family. And it’s no different for Bruce, or myself,…
VWS is organizing the international conference Defeating Dementia | on October 2 News item
News item | 25-09-2023 | 23:59 The number of people with dementia is increasing rapidly worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 55 million people currently suffer from the…
Bussum shoemaker gets dementia and has to stop: “Not enjoying it for two weeks”
Shoemaker Boerhout-de Weert in Bussum ceases to exist because owner Ronald de Weert suffers from dementia. Ron was a beloved shoemaker for no less than 37 years and the shoemaker…
Bart Schols says goodbye to his foster father after dementia: “It hits a hole in my body, especially because that last month has been so intense” | Interior
He was not his biological father, but he was his first real one. On August 11, Bart Schols (49) said goodbye to Georges Janssens, his foster father who suffered from…
Ingrid (63) and her daughter Maaike (41) testify about young dementia: “Mum is completely disabled, but she still misses out on a financial care budget”
Groen will submit a proposal to provide a personal budget for people with young dementia. Of the approximately 6,500 Flemings who suffer from young-onset dementia today, only 203 receive financial…
Canned tuna prevents dementia
QHow many times have you saved a last minute dinner or a quick lunch? Canned tuna is a food that everyone has in their pantry, because it stays there and…
Johannes, aged 12, does voluntary work in a care center for people with dementia
Johannes is 12 and plays games with elderly people suffering from dementia (Photo: Jos Verkuijlen). Wim and Johannes (Photo: Jos Verkuijlen). Wim plays Rummikub with Johannes every week (Photo: Jos…
Thanks to this vegetable garden, elderly people with dementia are no longer hidden away
The doors of the closed department for elderly people with dementia are increasingly being opened by residential care center Molentstaete in Breda. The aim is to introduce them to the…
“Bruce Willis still recognizes me” – the daughter of an actor suffering from dementia talks about her father’s everyday life
Bruce Willis’ daughter tells what kind of life the actor lives, and how it makes her feel. Bruce Willis’ daughter Tallulah Willis has shared pictures of her father on her…
Daughter tells how his dementia started
In February, Bruce Willis’ family officially confirmed that the Die Hard star has frontotemporal dementia. It is a rare form of Alzheimer’s disease associated with behavioral and language problems caused…