creativesarahv

Sarah Veness, is a writer who is motivated by her own life events to encourage and inform people about dementia and memory issues. Inspired by the National Memory Day Creative Writing competition Sarah is in the process of writing her first book, an anthology of short stories and poems based around the theme of memory, Entitled ‘Cooking by Kindle light’ it’s a collection of stories explaining different forms of activities available in narrative and non-clinical ways, including humorous autobiographical insights into living with memory loss. As someone who cares for a friend with Early Onset Alzheimer’s and also lives with memory loss herself she hopes she can express the viewpoint of carers and those in a similar position to her own. Being able to come at the issues from all angles, her aim is to be a bridge to help empower and inspire others to try new activities or further existing ones. She has trained as a Dementia Champion and runs a reminiscence group to affirm people’s memories, called ‘I Remember It Well’ and gives talks on how to make memory books and boxes. She was ‘Scrapbooker of the year in 2007 and has won numerous prizes for her photography. She is a keen photographer, gardener and crafter and enjoys expressing herself in a variety of ways.