Polly Toynbee uses what she considers to be 'deeply troubling language' about people with dementia. She uses phrases like "glazed stares and sleeping mouths agape" and "that terrible human vacancy"
The dementia engagement and Empowerment Project is a language guide for journalists. It gives a list of words to avoid, including "dementia sufferer" and "person/people with dementia"
People with dementia weren’t living well with dementia; they were suffering. Why can’t we tell it how it is instead of pretend otherwise?
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