How can we re-work and elevate our understanding of dementia?
How might we form better connections with those around us who may be suffering from neurological illness?
As someone who has witnessed the gradual decline of a loved one suffering from dementia, mental health is a topic of great relevance and importance to my life and creative work. This series seeks to illustrate the degenerative effects of dementia on the body and mind through image and type.
How might we form better connections with those around us who may be suffering from neurological illness?
As someone who has witnessed the gradual decline of a loved one suffering from dementia, mental health is a topic of great relevance and importance to my life and creative work. This series seeks to illustrate the degenerative effects of dementia on the body and mind through image and type.
Stage 1 – ‘Déjà Vu’ In the beginning phase of dementia, patients may notice a shift in their critical judgment.
Stage 2 – Memory Lapses, the inability to access short term memory and disruption to routine behaviour.
Stage 3 – Paranoia, a period where confusion can turn to frustration and aggression.
Stage 4 – Facial Aphasia, a common characteristic in the terminal stage of Dementia.
Stage 2 – Memory Lapses, the inability to access short term memory and disruption to routine behaviour.
Stage 3 – Paranoia, a period where confusion can turn to frustration and aggression.
Stage 4 – Facial Aphasia, a common characteristic in the terminal stage of Dementia.