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Column: Fitness Focus with Sam Marshall
Health & Fitness
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an you spare an hour or two each week to enjoy a chat and cuppa with a person living with Dementia? We are looking for befriending volunteers all over Buckinghamshire and would love to hear from you,” says Alzheimer’s Society Befriending Manager, Sam Marshall. Befriending with the Alzheimer’s Society is doing something you love with a person in the earlier stages of Dementia who enjoys doing the same sort of thing. This could be a hobby, interest or just having a chat over a cuppa. Some people visit National Trust centres or local garden centres, others pop in to a local café for coffee and cake, others choose to stay indoors and just chat about the weather and what they watched on TV. All volunteers are carefully matched and the matches are regularly reviewed to ensure that both the person with Dementia and the volunteer are still enjoying the visits.
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Befriending means doing something you enjoy in the company of someone in the earlier stages of dementia
Becoming a Volunteer Befriender can make such a difference to someone living with Dementia, who can feel very isolated and alone once they have a diagnosis. The Befriending scheme runs throughout the whole of Buckinghamshire, including Aylesbury Vale and is open to people in the earlier stages of their
Dementia journey. We will find a match local to you that suits your preferences. No experience is needed for the role, just good communication skills and the ability to commit to at least six months in the role after training. Full training is offered along with regular support meetings so you can meet others doing the role as well as the Befriendee you visit. The difference you make is huge. A recent carer said My mother always enjoys your visits so much and it gives her a big boost to spend time with what she calls ‘real people’ rather than just interacting with carers and events for the elderly, so it was great to know that you enjoy the visits too and are happy to continue. Thank you! And as a volunteer you get to meet new people and learn new skills. This is what some of our volunteers have said: Volunteer 1: “I have been befriending for over a year now
and can thoroughly recommend it. I enter someone else’s world for just a little while each week, knowing that every shared smile, story or activity is hugely appreciated. I provide company and an opportunity to reminisce, and I look always look forward to our next meeting.” Volunteer 2: “Being a befriender is very rewarding and that I think I get at least as much from it, if not more, than the people I visit.” If you would like to find out more please contact Sam on: 01926 331722 or email: bucksbefriending@alzheimers.org.uk l www.alzheimers.org.uk
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