Memory
loss can cause a form of grief, a sadness that is hard to shake.
Because
memories can be forgotten I try to capture as many memories as I can on film
and in pictures. Towards the end of
every year I turn these into books for family and for myself because I don’t
want to forget these moments and I want Blogger Babies to grow up knowing that
moments weren’t missed but celebrated and shared.
Before,
freeprints (https://www.freeprintsapp.co.uk/)
and freeprints photobook (http://www.freeprintsphotobooks.co.uk/)
I would manually print our pictures and put into albums. This became tedious and expensive, but I didn’t
want to stop as it enabled me to remember my year and talk through it with
Blogger Babies and Daddy.
Since my
grandmother was diagnosed with Dementia, I also found that these books were a
great asset for her too.
Like
Music – photos can bring back 1000’s of memories and the benefits are consistent.
· Photographs evoke emotions – and this in turn can evoke memories
which can help sufferers and family members to connect together.
· Aptitude and appreciation are two of the last remaining abilities in
dementia patients – it is one of the first cognitive skills we develop as
new-born children and is one of the last things to leave us in degenerative
cognitive diseases.
· Pictures can bring an emotional and physical closeness – the
association that a patient makes with a picture can encourage them to complete
actions such hugging which they associate with that picture. It can also
enhance feelings of security and safety among vulnerable patients.
Over
800,000 people currently live with the condition and roughly 25 million people – nearly half the
UK population – are
affected by it through knowing someone with the condition.
Photo Albums
offers a way to care for people suffering from dementia in a sensitive, relationship-centred
and cost-effective manner. It can also be a vital tool to support families who
can reconnect with their loved ones through a picture and a shared memory, even
when other forms of communication have become difficult.
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