Dr. Jennifer Bute, Former Medical Doctor Living with Dementia
All Home Care Matters
Enriched Life Home Care Services
5.0 • 88 Ratings
🗓️ 16 February 2023
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
All Home Care Matters was privileged to welcome Dr. Jennifer Bute to the show to discuss her story about how as a medical doctor she came to diagnosis herself with dementia.
Dr Jennifer Bute, lives in a Dementia supportive retirement village having previously lived in a Dementia inclusive one for 11 years She worked in Africa as a doctor before working as a GP for 25 years involved in medical education. She resigned early as she realised things were not right, and was diagnosed with dementia twelve years ago.
Jennifer speaks at conferences and on radio, has been involved in television programs raising awareness and understanding of dementia around the world. She passionately believes more can be done to improve both the present and the future for those living with dementia. Jennifer's book ‘Dementia from the Inside A Doctors Personal Journey of Hope’ is her story and explains these principles and has recently been translated into Chinese.
Jennifer has a Website www.gloriousopportunity.org containing many free resources including short educative videos and a short children’s cartoon about a dragon with dementia. She also posts weekly blogs explaining different aspects of dementia as she never stops learning www.facebook.com/gloriousopportunity
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to All Home Care Matters, the show where we discuss all things home care. |
| 0:06.0 | With discussions on important age-related matters and topics, |
| 0:10.0 | brought to you by Enriched Life Home Care Services, |
| 0:13.0 | the number one rated home care provider in Michigan by top rated local. |
| 0:24.0 | Hello, and welcome back to All Home Care Matters. |
| 0:27.0 | If this is your first time visiting us here at the show, |
| 0:29.0 | we want to say thank you for taking time out to be with us today. |
| 0:32.0 | We appreciate how valuable everyone's time is, |
| 0:35.0 | and that's why we try and make each episode here at All Home Care Matters, |
| 0:38.0 | something that will hopefully matter to you. |
| 0:41.0 | Today, we are honored and excited to welcome a remarkable person and friend, |
| 0:46.0 | Dr. Jennifer Bute. Welcome, Jennifer. |
| 0:49.0 | Thank you for inviting me. |
| 0:51.0 | It's our pleasure. |
| 0:53.0 | So for our viewers and listeners who may not know you or know your story, |
| 0:57.0 | you have a rather unique one in the fact that you are a practicing medical doctor in the UK, |
| 1:03.0 | as well as also the person who diagnosed yourself with dementia. |
| 1:11.0 | Let's start a little bit with what was it like when you first started noticing |
| 1:17.0 | having any signs or symptoms of dementia? |
| 1:19.0 | When did you first notice them and kind of walk us through that progression |
| 1:23.0 | to when you ultimately decided I have dementia? |
| 1:26.0 | I'm going to diagnose myself with dementia. |
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