Sylvia Wynter's Dream

“Jack of all Trades, Master of None, Forgetter of Some” In the vibrant streets of Manchester, Jamaica, lived a remarkable man named Harold Murray. Harold may have been the ideal example of a man who raised his own family in the community and became successful through hard work. Sales and marketing came naturally to him…

They forgot but I can’t help but Remember: The Thoughts of Your Average 16-year-old (now 21-year-old) Dementia Caregiver His once-clear mind had become a jigsaw puzzle with missing pieces, leaving him trapped within the labyrinth of his own memories. At first, it was manageable. Tori’s mother would cook him meals, they would both help him…

Take a quick look at this photo collage and short video that I complied of my grandfather and grandaunt. Titled Favourite “Stolen” Memories, the idea behind this collage is to reunite them with the past and invoke feelings linked to these memories. To that end, it also aims at raising awareness and improving knowledge about dementia…

Here you will be able to read three different stories unfolded, one embedded with the complexities of family relationships and the challenges of caregiving, another with a man of the community who built himself up, only to have dementia tear him down and the last about a woman who lost her home and career but…

HOME ABOUT THIS BLOG Dementia is a generic term for a group of symptoms relating to reduced cognitive abilities such as memory and concentration impairment, which are serious enough to affect daily life. “Amnesia’s Granddaughter” is a blog website where this caregiver tells true stories and emotionally charged experiences that expose the complexity in supporting…