Humans of Dementia - Johna Tai

 She wakes up before the sun comes up. She cooks for her family and finishes up her housework. She gets dressed and leaves her home. She enters the A1 Snehanjali centre at 7 AM sharp and offers her care to several patients suffering from dementia until 7 PM. She goes back home to making dinner and doing chores. She sleeps. She wakes up again before the sun comes up.

Johna Tai, a 50-year-old woman, has lived this life every single day for the last seven years. Her work as a caregiver to person with Dementia is a full-time job, following the same routine almost every day. However, unlike the presumption of a general audience,Johna Tai does not find this monotonous. In fact, she finds a deep satisfaction and happiness in helping the patients who have become her family. Her work is not a duty or a job for her, rather, it’s like being there to take care of her grandparents when they need her. She finds an affinity and familiarity to the patients, a feeling of apnapan she didn’t find at her previous job.

Prior to working at A1 Snehanjali, Johna Tai worked as a nurse at a hospital. She found that job to be almost mechanical - patients come and go, constantly follow rational instructions, stare at the same white walls that don’t give a homely feeling to those who are encapsulated by them. Moreover, being a working mother, she didn’t find the night shifts at the hospital suitable for her. This is when she decided to work full-time at A1 Snehanjali, where a 12-hour shift gives her enough time for her family as well. But, more importantly, it’s a place where her job is not a chore, in fact she feels that it helps her get away from the tensions and stresses of her life.

Her work as a caregiver includes several different tasks. For example, making chai and breakfast for the patients, helping them use the washroom, changing their diapers throughout the day, helping them bathe and clean, and making sure they take their medicines on time. Having done this job for seven years now, Johna Tai believes that if all families are aware of the symptoms and signs of Dementia disease, and are attentive towards their parents and grandparents, then the disease can be detected early. This can allow the doctor and caregiver to give better support to the patients at an early stage itself.

With consistent enthusiasm,Johna Tai continues to do this caregiving work. She has even gotten her children involved, who come and visit the centre sometimes in the evenings after they come back from school. Her children also love to celebrate their birthdays at the centre with all the patients, who they consider nothing less than their own grandparents. As Johna Tai continues to serve person with Dementia, she also stands as a source of motivation, not only for her children, but also for all of us.

Written by Vansh Tibrewal

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Silver Innings 4 Mission for Corona Pandemic

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others - Mahatma Gandhi

We all live life as we want, but then we face a situation when we are helpless, in time of distress we not only find our self struggling but also others around us crying for help, our heart bleeds at these times of pandemic / disaster. Here Humanity comes Alive and we at Silver Innings try to being Human with small act of Kindness - Sailesh Mishra, Founder Silver Innings. 

Situations seem to happen to people, but in reality, they unfold from deeper karmic causes. The universe unfolds to itself, bringing to bear any cause that needs to be included. Don’t take this process personally. The working out of cause and effect is eternal. You are part of this rising and falling that never ends, and only by riding the wave can you ensure that the waves don’t drown you. ~Deepak Chopra.

Last year 2020 during pandemic lockdown, we at Silver Innings started 'Mission Feed Hungry - Mira Bhayandar' in association with like mined people and formed informal 'WE GROUP'. Through this group we distributed One month Dry Ration (Grocery) to around 20,000 thousand Families including daily wage earners, Senior Citizens, Transgender, Migrant workers, Old age homes, Tribal’s, Animals welfare, Orphanage, Widows   etc. at Mira Bhayandar, Vasai, Virar, Nalasopara, Wadala, Malvani, Dharavi, Dongri, Palghar and Ulhasnagar.

We did not stop here, but we  continued our pandemic work with other types of help : 

Helped 3500 Migrant workers with water bottles, food packets, biscuits 

Helped 800 Transgender with Ration and Medicines  

Helped Nepal origin 50 families with Ration 

We distributed with more then 500 Sensitization Kit and Food packet to Police at Mira Bhayandar and Nalasopara

We distributed with more then 300 Sensitization Kit to Vasai Virar Municipal Corpoartion Sanitation staff 

We ran crowd funding for Rs. 4.5 lakh Scholarship for Girl Child of Single mother,a needy student for her MS in Audiology

During School closer, we distributed 97 Diwali Goody Bags with Creative, Art and Craft materials to Zilla Parisad School at Nalasopara west, to help children stay at home  

We donated 2 Computers to ZP School  at Nalasopara / Virar west 

We donated  3289 Pads to Padsquad for underprivileged women and girls

We united children with Family

Provided medicine, home food to Seniors 

AND WE Thought, things are better and life is better now...... 

आंखों, में नींद बहुत है पर सोना नहीं है, यही समय है कुछ करने का इसे खोना नहीं है।

Once again this year 2021 we are going through Sufferings of 2nd wave of Corona Pandemic, Lockdown and infact this 2nd wave  has hit us hard. And our Silver Innings Team is in Action for love of Humanity.  As per need of this time we have launched 4 Programs. 

1) #MissionFoodDonation 

We stared with providing Free Home Made Nutrition Cooked Food to people in Quarantine in their home, in association with Food partner  Aanyo's and Delivery Partner Making The Difference - NGO 

2000 Meals provided in Mira Bhayanadar

1500 Tiffin will be provided from 18th / 19th May at South Mumbai / Mumbai with support of Purvish Shah and Trustee SAPNA SHAH 

2) #MissionFeedIndia 

We are providing Free Dry Ration to Underprivileged and Vulnerable in association with 'Market Place' .

Already distributed to 200 Families including Widow, TRANSGENDER Senior Citizens, Disable, Blind, Daily Wage earners  MIRA BHAYANDAR, DONGRI, MUMBAI CENTRAL, NALASOPARA VIRAR 

3) #Mission5000

Happy and Honoured to Join Humanitarian Effort with MISSION JOSH – MANSI DHANAK , Raising 5Cr to provide free Oxygen Concentrates in the most affected parts of India.

While every single day we are losing lives around us, we have to stand together behind everyone that is working hard to fight this pandemic. Your contribution will enable us to help 5000 people in India that includes Cancer patients, Delhi Police team, People living alone who are hit by Covid, Senior citizens and anyone who is in need of oxygen with our Partner NGOs : Silver Innings Foundation, Ladli Foundation Trust, Sanjeevani - Life Beyond Cancer Foundation.  Please help us amplify this by sharing in your network through WhatsApp or Social media.  With the second wave hitting India and hospitals running out of oxygen beds, covid patients are in dire need of oxygen. To impact lives of people who are affected, here is #Mission5000  Along with @tulsikumar15 we aim to save the lives of people by providing them free oxygen concentrators at their home.Donate here: https://www.ketto.org/fundraiser/mission500

4)  #MissionSeniorCitizen 

Help for Senior Citizens at Home with Food, Ration, Vaccination and Counseling etc 

Advocacy for Elder Right at OEWG UN 11th Session, our Silver Innings spoke about Need for Covid and Older Persons and People with Dementia  https://social.un.org/ageing-working-group/documents/eleventh/NGO%20STATEMENTS%201%20APRIL%207TH%20MEETING/Silver%20Inning%20Foundation%20(E).pdf?fbclid=IwAR29q-Oerj1wkQuHIW1N-NXPC6hdYcgL6L1_81y1X4n88FJTyo-vdjFgEsM

We created awareness Tips for Senior Citizens for Taking Covid Vaccine  http://silverinnings.blogspot.com/2021/03/tips-for-senior-citizens-for-taking.html

We supported Online Program of Talent Show and Quiz with Tata Trust and Siitaare - The Shining Talents

We are also Reprinting our Dementia Self Help Book - 'Remember Me - You Me and Dementia', with better structure of content for easy redoing an d understanding during this pandemic to stay at home and be empowered about dementia care. 

Silver Innings Community Care : 4 Steps  : Mask, Wash hand, Safe distance, Get vaccinated 

If you wish to help us, you may contributed, send us email: silverinnings@gmail.com 

You can send us your contribution through bank transfer or Google Pay (Only Indian Rupees) - NO 80G:

Account Name: Silver innings for Humanity Foundation

Bank : Canara Bank

Account Type: Saving A/C

Account No: 2645101027082

Branch: Mira Road 

IFSC: CNRB0002645

You can also pay - *GPay - 9819819145*

Please Send us screen shot of your contribution. *Please note we do not have 80G

बड़े दौर गुजरे हैं जिंदगी के, यह दौर भी गुजर जायेगा, हाथ थाम लो किसी जरूरतमंद के,  कोरोना भी थम जाएगा॥

This Time too will pass, Be a helping hand to someone in need, Together we will defeat Corona !

We Thanks all our Friends, Donors, Well wishers, Family, Partners, Police, Civil Defense, NDRF, Municipal Corporation of Mumbai, Mira Bhayandar and Vasai Virar for their their support in Kind and Material.  

#missionfooddonation #feedtheneedy #Mission5000 #MissionSeniorCitizens #humanityoveranything #CoronaWarriors #India #Mumbai #Food #Poor #health #Corona #Covid #SilverInnings #Aanyos #MarketPlace #Ration #SeniorCitizens #Pandemic #Vaccination #MiraBhayandar 

Silver Innings 'Mission Food Donation' Pandemic 2021

India is facing the second nationwide wave of Covid-19 pandemic, which has prompted some states to reimpose strict curbs, including partial and complete lockdowns, to tackle the contagion. And Lock down and Restrictions also come sufferings of daily wage earners, Senior Citizens, Homeless, Corona Positive, Transgender etc. 

When the coronavirus pandemic began early in 2020, experts wondered if there would be waves of cases, a pattern seen in other virus pandemics. The overall pattern so far has been one of increasing cases of COVID-19, with a surge in the summer and a larger one in the fall. Some locations that saw a high number of coronavirus infections early on, followed by a decline, are having a “second wave” of increased cases. Human behavior is the major factor. State and local governments, as well as individual people, differ in their response to the pandemic. Some follow COVID-19 precautions, such as physical distancing, hand-washing and mask-wearing. Others are not as prescriptive in requiring these measures or in restricting certain high risk activities (Source: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/)

Heartbreaking stories are coming in from across India as a second Covid wave wreaks havoc. Data suggests that this wave is proving to be more infectious and deadlier in some states, although India's death rate from the virus is still relatively low.

Last year 2020 lockdown, our Silver Innings distributed Dry Ration to around 16 thousand including daily wage earners, Senior Citizens, Transgender, Migrant workers, Old age homes, Tribals, Animals, Orphanage  etc. We Thanks all our Friends, Donors, Well wishers, Family, Partners, Police, Civil Defence, NDRF, Municipal Corporation for their their support in Kind and Material.  

Once again this year 2021 we are going through Sufferings of Corona Pandemic and infact this 2nd wave has hit us hard. This time our Team has got Requirement of cooked food for people in Quarantine at their home and Dry Ration too.

So we at Silver Innings for Humanity Foundation in association with AANYO's, Making The Difference - NGO and 'MarketPlace', decided to Distribute Cooked Home Made Tiffin to people in Quarantine and Dry Ration to Daily wage earners and underprivileged.

From 19th April 2021 we have started our Relief work for this year 2021 pandemic for people in Need. We will distribute Free Ration(Grocery) and Cook home made food.

We once again Appeal for your support for minimum contribution of Rs. 600/- and above for this humanitarian cause.

You can send us your contribution through bank transfer or Google Pay:

Account Name: Silver innings for Humanity Foundation

Bank : Canara Bank

Account Type: Saving A/C

Account No: 2645101027082

Branch: Mira Road

IFSC: CNRB0002645

*GPay - 9819819145*

Please Send us screen shot of your contribution. *Please note we do not have 80G

We will post below our work details for your reference:

19th April we distributed Free Ration to a widow at Nalasopara west

20th April distributed Ration to 3 people: Senior Citizen and 2 widows at Mira Bhayanadar

21 April we distributed Free Home made meal to 18 Quarantine people

22nd April we distributed Free Home made meal to 26 Quarantine people

23rd April we distributed Free Home made meal to 42 Quarantine people

23rd April our Silver Innings For Humanity Foundation Donated Rs.11,275/- for One Month Ration to 11 Transgender humans in Mumbai. Out of these are few with HIV +. Thank you so much Mesh Foundation and Friend

Archana Iemanjá Tomar

, for giving us the opportunity to be part of this Initiative

24th April we delivered total 58 Home Made Food to People in quarantine in Mira Bhayanadar, this is only possible with support of our Silver Innings For Humanity Foundation Aanyo's and Making The Difference - NGO

25th April we Distributed 3 Ration Kit to One Senior Citizen and Two Single women at Mira Bhayanadar

25th April we delivered total 75 Home Made Food to People in quarantine in Mira Bhayanadar, this is only possible with support of our Silver Innings For Humanity Foundation Aanyo's and Making The Difference - NGO

26th April We distributed 80 FREE Home Made Quarantine Tiffins at Mira Bhayanadar in association with Making The Difference - NGO Silver Innings For Humanity Foundation and Aanyo's

27th April we delivered total 75 Home Made Food to People in quarantine in Mira Bhayanadar, this is only possible with support of our Silver Innings For Humanity Foundation Food partner Aanyo's and delivery partner Making The Difference - NGO

28th April कुछ तो करना पड़ेगा, लोग परेशान है, हम कैसे शांत बैठे ❤️ We at Silver Innings Distributed Ration kit to 4 families at Mira Bhayanadar, our effort to help families in need during this 2nd wave and lockdown

28th April we delivered total 85 Home Made Food to People in quarantine in Mira Bhayanadar, this is only possible with support of our Silver Innings For Humanity Foundation Food partner Aanyo's and delivery partner Making The Difference - NGO

29th April we at Silver Innings Distributed Free Home Made Food to 85 People in quarantine in Mira Bhayanadar, this is only possible with support of our Silver Innings For Humanity Foundation, Food partner Aanyo's and delivery partner Making The Difference - NGO

30th April We #coronawarriors Distributed Free 85 Home Meal to people in Quarentine at Mira Bhayanadar under #Silverinnings #missionfooddonation . Thanks to Aanyo's and Making The Difference - NGO

1st May 2021 we Distributed 85 Meals, Silver Innings For Humanity Foundation in association with Food Partner Aanyo's and deliver partner Making The Difference - NGO are providing Free Home Made Meal two times a day for people in Quarentine in Mira Bhayanadar city, we are also Distributing Dry Ration to needy.

1st May Mission5000 - Happy and Honoured to Join Humanitarian Effort, Raising 5Cr to provide free Oxygen Concentrators in the most affected parts of India.

While every single day we are losing lives around us, we have to stand together behind everyone that is working hard to fight this pandemic. Your contribution will enable us to help 5000 people in India that includes Cancer patients, Delhi Police team, People living alone who are hit by Covid, Senior citizens and anyone who is in need of oxygen with our Partner NGOs : Silver Innings Foundation, Ladli Foundation Trust, Sanjeevani - Life Beyond Cancer Foundation. Please help us amplify this by sharing in your network through WhatsApp or Social media. With the second wave hitting India and hospitals running out of oxygen beds, covid patients are in dire need of oxygen. To impact lives of people who are affected, here is #Mission5000 Along with @tulsikumar15 we aim to save the lives of people by providing them free oxygen concentrators at their home. Link in bio to support us with your contribution, we request all of you to support us save lives. @mansidhanak @vinavb @silverinnings @foundationladli @sanjeevanilbc @slbcmain @kettoindia @missionjoshoffiical #Mission5000 #MissionJosh #TulsiKumar #Oxygentosavelives #Impactfor5000 #OxygenForIndia #SavingIndia #SocialImpact #SilverInnings

Donate here: https://www.ketto.org/fundraiser/mission5000

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Tips for Senior Citizens for Taking Covid Vaccine

Year 2020 was Covid Year, one of worst nightmare of humanity but then year 2021 came with HOPE, to overcome and WIN Covid.

Covid not only took millions of life, but brought Lockdown, halt of NORMAL activity to Live and Survive for billions of people all around the world. Worst sufferers were Older Adults, Senior Citizens, people age above 60 years and with mental physical disability. 

All over the world scientist, researchers, medical professionals and government have taken pain and unconditional effort to protect their citizens, humanity from Covid. This is first time in history in such a speed within one year a Vaccine had been developed for a most deadliest disease.

There has been also question on Speed Trials and effectiveness of vaccine, question are raised and misinformation are spread about vaccine. The scientific community and research body have assured the excellent effect of vaccine and cleared the doubts.  

There are different vaccine now available in limited quantity and some countries have prioritize vaccination for Seniors and older adults in nursing homes.

India has been actively involve in development covid vaccine and we now have 2 vaccine. India's regulators gave the vaccine an emergency approval in January 2021. 

At present there are two vaccine available in India, Covaxin of Bharat Biotech and Covishield The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is being manufactured locally by the Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer.

Indian government first started drive with vaccination of Health Workers and Front-line workers. From  March 01, 2021, senior citizens (those above the age of 60) and 'people over 45 years of age with co-morbidity' will be allowed to get inoculated across government and private hospitals in India.

https://www.usnews.com

We at Silver Innings with our Experience working with Senior Citizens and vaccine site visit, noted important Tips for Senior Citizens and also for people with Dementia. Following are Tips and Suggestions:

1. Prior Registration is Mandatory with Government Recognized Id card on https://www.aarogyasetu.gov.in/ or https://www.cowin.gov.in/home 
2. Ask a family member or friend to help with scheduling an appointment.
3. There are Two Dose, 2nd one after 28 days of first dose
4. Vaccination at Government center is Free and Private Hospital Fees is Rs. 250//- 
5. Take your Registration Number / Beneficiaries Number 
6. Wear Mask and go
7. Before Vaccine, they take temperature, check oxygen and Sanitize hand  
8. Keep ready if any health /medical co-morbidity details
9. You might have to take token at center
10. The vaccination process is only 5 minutes but prior and post vaccination time is required
11. Be ready for long queue / waiting line
12. Take water bottle, biscuits, personal medicine; as you never know how much time it will take
13. Hand towel / tissue paper might be useful
14. Keep safe distance
15. Be relax and tense free, do not rush, all will get vaccinated
16. Better to take a family member / friend / caregiver for any help or support
17. When you go inside vaccination final room or before it, they will Register you, will fill your details Online and take photo, your Government Id card will be asked
18. At time of vaccination Nurse might tell you about the vaccine, why its given and how it will be useful, she will also tell the name of vaccine (if not then ask name of vaccine)
19. After vaccination, which hardly is for few seconds, you will be asked to sit for 30 minutes under observation, this is important because if any after effect you will be treated there 
20. After mandatory 30 minutes observation, they might give you some tablets to be only taken if any kind of minor post effect like fever, pain etc
21. Take Selfie at selfie booth of vaccination, that is wonderful historic memories
22. You might be given Vaccination Certificate or can get download from above website after vaccine    
23. Before leaving the place make sure that you take down contact details of medical officer / clinic details in case of any there side effect - like whom to contact
24. Remember to take 2nd mandatory dose after 28th day of 1st vaccine, infact you can ask at center when to come - you might have check on same registration website or you might get reminder message 
25. Please share your experience with family and friends and encourage others to take too  
26. For person with Dementia or Mental health, do take along medical papers, inform the health officers regarding same , do not hide mental health issue, a family member or care giver should not leave them alone anytime 
27. In case a person has allergies to medication, or drugs, it is important to inform the same to health officer at center or take clearance from your doctor get an all-clear from a medical practitioner.
28. For person between 45 years to 59 age group with co-morbidity, remember to take certificate from approved doctor and reference medical report 
29. Dementia and mental illness can be covered in co-morbidity with letter from doctor    

After getting the vaccine, some people have side effects. Common side effects include:

1. Pain where the shot is given,
2. Fever,
3. Tiredness
4. Headache for 1-2 days.

Important to note, Vaccine will help our immune system to recognize and fight an external virus threat,  might take few weeks after vaccination for the body to build (immunity) against the virus.

Even after getting the COVID  vaccine, you should still:

1. Wear a  mask that covers your nose and mouth when in public place / crowd 
2. Keep safe distance stay at least 6 feet away from others
3. Avoid crowds
4. Wash your hands often

As a citizen it becomes our duty and responsibility towards nation to take Vaccine and help in Nation building

By taking Covid Vaccine, we are not only protecting our self, but our family, our friends, colleagues, Community too from Corona.

Special note: This article is base on personal experience,  we request to take medical advice before taking any step.

Author : Sailesh Mishra, Founder - Silver Innings 

#SeniorCitizens # TipsforSeniorCitizens #Corona #Covid #Vaccine #CovidVaccine #India #Oldage #Information #Dementia #Alzheimer 

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2020 Report

This year due to Corona Lockdown, WEAAD could not happen on ground, but we tried Innovative ONLINE Global event.

It was one of most successful event, hundreds of people of different age group, across globe from different country - India, Nepal, Africa, Australia, USA, South America, Europe participated with enthusiasm in this unique Online event, Posing with Purple Dot, creating awareness and raising voice against Elder Abuse. They posted Photo's with Purple Dot on all Social Media Platform including - Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp, ,Linkedin.

On occasion of 'World Elder Abuse Awareness Day' on 15th June 2020, INPEA in association with GAROP and Silver Innings seeks Support of all age group and gender to create awareness about elder abuse and it's prevention.

How did this happen ?  Our INPEA active member Sailesh Mishra from India who is social media expert came with idea to involve all age and gender people across globe with mass reach out, the whole program revolved around Two Hastag #StandWithOlderPersons AND #PurpleDotChallenge. Susan Somers - Inpea President and Ellen Graham- Secretariat Coordinator of Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People, approved the idea with deliberation. 

A hashtag, is sign #, is a type of metadata tag used on social networks such as Twitter and Instagram and other microblogging services. It lets users apply dynamic, user-generated tagging that helps other users easily find messages with a specific theme or content.

Some of photo's and images have been captured by Google search:

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Please find below content and image that was used for successful Program: 

  

We #StandWithOlderPersons and accept #PurpleDotChallenge to raise Awareness and Prevention of Elder Abuse.

On occasion of 'World Elder Abuse Awareness Day' on 15th June 2020, INPEA in association with GAROP and Silver Innings seeks Support of all age group and gender to create awareness about elder abuse and it's prevention.

INPEA wants social media users to post a picture of a #PurpleDot on their palm or any other place or paper and express their thoughts about Elder Abuse, Awareness, Stigma and Prevention.

INPEA has created a separate hash tag #StandWithOlderPersons to take a strong stand on Elders issues. Accept the Purple Dot Challenge and post it on your social media handles with hash tag #StandWithOlderPersons and #PurpleDotChallange

So friends let’s #StandWithOlderPersons and send your Purple dot challenge pictures with your thoughts on our / post social media accounts like Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram or Twitter.

This Challenge is open from 1st June to 30th June. 

We will also post your support on our all social media accounts.

You can also forward us your pictures through E-mail at silverinnings@gmail.com or WhatsApp on 91+ 9987104.....

Creative Support by Web Solutions India.

Thanks to all for your support 

STRUGGLE WITH LOSS OF MEMORY By Shivangi

Imagine not knowing who you are. Not being able to recollect and recognize your own life.
If a person starts to question his own Identity and is unable to answer the basic questions that forms the basis of who he is, not knowing his name, where he comes from and not knowing the people in his family, that in itself it a scary situation.

Courtesy https://blogs.psychcentral.com/

Dementia is a symptom that decreases the cognitive function of the brain and interferes with the daily routine of a person. But again it is a symptom, which might be due to many diseases. The most known disease which leads to dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. It contributes to 60-80% cases of dementia.

In India, forgetfulness is deemed as a part of aging and it is true to some extent. Old age comes with a general decrease in overall heath and not just loss of memory. This becomes a reason for delayed diagnosis of a disease like Alzheimer’s. There is no cure for such a disease so far but early diagnosis can be very helpful in the management of the patient and the family’s outlook towards their situation. Dementia is not just a difficult situation faced by the person suffering from it but it is also very difficult for the family as it is hard to understand how a person who was fine a while ago is now deteriorating like this. No one except the person suffering can understand what it feels like to lose a part of yourself every day and to be unable to explain it.

India is ranked 2nd in terms of people suffering from Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia; with an estimated figure of 4.1 million. It is expected to double by 2035 according to The Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India.

Awareness about this issue is important as 6 in 10 people suffering from Dementia wander into the streets alone and cannot find their way back home. Depending upon the age and stage of dementia of the person, it is hard for them to remember even their own name, address or any relevant information that could help them find their way back . In India, only 1/10th of the total missing elderly folks are ever found. Even the ones who are found have a high chance of having sustained major injuries and being in a bad shape due to many factors including their own age.

If I were to have a positive outlook in this situation, then I would refer to the story of a 94 year old woman named Panchubai Tejpal Shingane who was reunited with her family in May, 2020 after 41 years. She was from Amravti district of  Maharashtra and lost her way in 1979. She couldn’t recall anything about herself. With the help of some kind people who took care of her, she was able to survive all these years and finally reunite with her family. The kind of pain and torture it would have caused to the family of Panchubai to have lost her like this is unimaginable.

My grandfather suffered from Alzheimer’s and seeing him deteriorate from a strong man to someone who could not even recognize members of his own family or recollect their names, was painful. He didn’t know who I was and confused me for his daughter. Unfortunately, in September of 2016 he wandered out of the house. Even though we took all kinds of possible precautions and yet something fell short. He went missing for 24 hours and I was not aware of this for more than 12 hours as I was not in town and my parents didn’t want me to be worried as I could do nothing. From the time that I came to know about this, the thought that crossed my mind, haunting me, was that what if I don’t get to see him again and it was heartbreaking. Those 24 hours were equally and more devastating for everyone in the family. He was found in the ER of a hospital. He had sustained major injuries including a broken hip but thankfully we found him. Few months later, he breathed his last in February, 2017. I believe the few months we got to spend with him were a blessing in disguise and I am grateful for that. It pains me to think that for one entire night nobody, in a place as busy as Delhi, noticed him or tried to help him.

I would request everyone to keep an open mind and not ignore someone in need of help. There are so many such cases in the world and we need to pay more attention towards these cases. Be kind.

Even today in India there is no centralized support system for people suffering from dementia. With such an alarming increase in these cases, such a system is highly needed along with the necessity of awareness about this disease and such situations.

As a human being, I feel it is very important to be compassionate towards the weaker sections of the society, especially the elderly in this case.

By Shivangi - Introspection: Looking Within Us

Source: http://shivangisharan.blogspot.com/2020/07/struggle-with-loss-of-memory.html?m=1

Suggestions for Corona Virus Lockdown

Coron Virus is War not only on Health front, but its long term battle on economy and social structure of the nation.

image copyright Business Today 

21 days Lockdown was right decision to stop the cycle of Corona. 

As a Nation, As a State we need together fight it, with Empathy.

There are estimated 40 crore people working in unorganized sector and millions in middle class whose life is impacted with lock-down and with any extension of lock down this impact will be severe. 

We suggest phase wise lifting of Lockdow according to each state requirement.


Following are some Suggestions for phase wise lifting of lock-down and continue our Fight with Corona in Mumbai MMR Region / Maharashtra.


Put on hold for 5 years all Mega project which have not been started or in planning stage like Bullet Train, all Statues, all Monuments etc

Do not Start Local Trains and Metros till 30th April

No Long distance Train and Air travel till 15th May

Do not start Municipal / MSRTC Bus till 30th April

Do not start travel from one District / City to another till 30th April

Do not start travel from one state to another till 30th April

Sec 144 to be continued  till 15th May

Do not start Malls, Cinema, Theaters, Airlines, amusement parks till 30th April

Do not start School and Colleges till 30th June

Do not allow Social, Religious, Political gathering till 15th May

Start Hospitals, clinics for other illness / non Covid

No vehicle to be allowed in cities / towns till 30th April except essential services and emergency

Start or Relax timing from 15th April for Electric, Hardware shops and Car workshop

Start or Relax time for Laundry  / cloth Ironing shops from 15th April

Start or Relax time for Mathadi workers for loading, unloading from 15th April

Start unfinished Road, Drainage, Electricity, Pre Monsoon and other infra work from 15th April, with all safety, precaution and physical distancing

Give Free Ration to approx 40 crore workers from unorganised sector for 6 months

Give Free Health care to all Poor, Middle class for Next 6 months

Free Corona Test and Treatment for all

Enroll NSS  volunteers for community work

Enroll NGO and Social workers for implementation work

Mask compulsory for next 6 months

Open Municipal and Grampanchayat offices for Public utility from 1st May, with restricted timing

Start Restaurant for Take away only from 15th April

Start Home delivery of all products from E commerce portal like Amazon, Flipkart etc  from 15th April pan India

Start Post and Courier services form 15th April

Build Health Care facilities and services for Corona at Colleges, Stadiums

Start Newspaper Delivery from 15th April

From 15th May start limited gathering for Social, Marriage, Religious for maximum 200 people with all precaution and social Distancing with permission from local authorities

Give subsidy for Electric, Telephone bills for 6 months to all Residential units

Provide funds, interest free loan to all business with maximum turnover of Rs. 5 crore

Give Old Age care and Orphanage special permission and special package to work and manage the facility and services irrespective of Registered or non Registered entity

Start Odd Even vehicle from 15th May

Start private offices, call center, government offices etc with 25% attendance from 15th May

Provide Protection Gear / PPE to all Health Care Professional, Municipal staff and Police

Open Corona Hospitals and Isolation space in each Taluka and Municipal Corporation

Involve all Nursing bureaus and Ward boys for duties

Provide safe place to stay and food for Health Care Professional

Close / seal all Hotspots till 15th May

Agriculture / Farming to start from 15th April

Start using Highways for Transportation of Goods

Don's charge GST and other Taxation on health care and food products and services

Start special service / task / plan for Senior Citizens, Very old, Disable, Dementia, Mental ill people

Allow manufacturing of all Pharma and Health care products and services

Allow all Call centers and other such services work from home

Involve NGO's, Social organisation, Religions organization in implementation of government plan to fight corona







Sailesh Mishra
Founder
Silver Inning Foundation

10th April 2020

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