Mandy Brown 

After many months of careful preparation, observation, and reflection, I am quietly sharing that my new book, Healing and Alzheimer’s: A Care Home Study Exploring Well-being, Comfort and Connection in Dementia , is now published. This work grew from a voluntary study carried out in a residential care home, where my colleague and I explored whether gentle healing approaches might ease distress and support comfort for people living with later-stage and advanced dementia. We did

I could not resist this topical picture. So many of us have wonderful memories of playing in the snow. Here is one of mine (just a snippet taken from one of the draft chapters of my new inspirational book 'He Will Never Talk' - a true story about the challenges faced by a deafblind boy and his family: “Stick your tongue out Dean. Watch me,” Alex signed to his little brother. Alex threw his head back. The snowflakes danced and melted on his protruding tongue. Dean copied him