A friend of mine (a colleague) recently asked me to “explain” disempowerment.
Another dear friend of mine (diagnosed with dementia) has written about: “Prescribed Disengagement”.
It has struck me that: a very fine colleague, and a very fine friend, represent today a wide spectrum of understanding.
My view is that few have written better about this matter than Kate Swaffer. Along with Richard Taylor, Kate has been a pioneering and brave voice amidst a prevailing world of “understanding”.
Kate Swaffer visited Scotland this summer and kindly took great trouble (Kate and her husband Peter had to rearrange their travel plans) to meet with me in Bridge of Allan.
I am not one for accolades, triumphalism, or plinths, but for me Kate deserves all.
Kate is a pioneer of sense. In a world where we constantly hear a load of nonsense about dementia.
