Welcome
Welcome to Lucy Whitman’s website.
I am a freelance writer, editor and trainer, with a special interest in issues connected with dementia and with family carers.
My book Telling Tales About Dementia: Experiences of Caring is published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
‘Every one of these stories is a
jewel-house of observation, dedication and feeling… This is a wonderful book
which we must be thankful for and make good use of.’ Professor David Jolley,
Honorary Reader in Old Age Psychiatry, University of
'I found this book inspiring …The voices of carers are an important contribution to improving treatment and care and this book should be read by everyone supporting people living with dementia.' Bennett Mott, Nursing Standard
‘Taken together
these short stories are probably more effective than a shelf full of dementia
strategies and books about person-centred care.’ Ros Levenson, Mental Health
Today
Read an article about the book published in Living With Dementia - the magazine of the Alzheimer's Society, October 2009.
An extract from Maria Jastrzebska's chapter in the book was published in the Mail on Sunday's You magazine 8 November 2009
MY NEW BOOK:
I am now collecting contributions for a new anthology of personal accounts by people who have dementia. See my Invitation to contribute.
ON THIS WEBSITE
About the book: Telling Tales About Dementia
Praise for Telling Tales About Dementia
Reviews of Telling Tales About Dementia
Short extracts from Telling Tales About Dementia
Presentations and readings from Telling Tales About Dementia
An invitation to people with dementia to contribute to a new anthology
Buy Telling Tales About Dementia