| Alan Meyer 2006-06-04, 9:08 am |
| COOKIE wrote:
>
> Hello alan this is the first time i have used a newsgroup and am not up
> to speed on the functions. i'm not sure how to start a new topic but i
> can tell you that i am studying health and social care before going on
> to university to hopefully qualify to become a community psychiatric
> nurse. i have worked in a care home for the past five years and am
> still humbled by people who care for their relatives with dementia at
> home for as long as they can and appear to cope fantastically.I am
> researching support systems for carers of relatives with dementia and
> am struggling to find anything. If anyone has any ideas i would be most
> greatful, thanks for your time
> claire
Hello Claire,
If you're using Google then, as Tumbleweed suggests, you'll find
a "Start a new topic" link. In Outlook Express "New Post" does
it. Other newsreaders have similar functions.
If you haven't done it yet, the best places to start are probably
first to look in your local public library, then to check out some
good websites. One place to start on the web might be the
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part
of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. On the page below they
give a list of the most prominent organizations, including
caregiver organizations, with their websites.
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/...mersdisease.htm
I suggest that you have a look at those sources. I think you'll
find all the information you can absorb. If you have specific
questions after that, this is a good group to post them in.
Good luck with your research and your plans to become
a nurse. My hat is off to all of the people who do that sort
of work.
Regards,
Alan
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