Dementia: What is our witness?
Alison Mitchell reports on the recent Quaker Mental Health Forum
What is our witness on our shared journey of dementia? This key question was asked at the first Quaker Mental Health Forum held on 9 December in York. Sixty or so Friends gathered – despite snow and a train strike – to reflect together on our shared experiences. Dementia affects everyone: the people who experience the symptoms themselves, those who care for them, those who care about them, people who support them professionally and Friends in every Meeting. We came together to explore our responses in worship and in sharing.
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