Opening the doors to lost worlds: me and my dementia patients

Dr Isabelle Schupak.

A familiar lone figure waits directly behind the security doors of the geriatric ward.

There in his mint green pyjamas and long plaid overcoat he stands, overnight bags packed — always on the hour.

His hunched frame twitches nervously as he awaits his train, destined never to arrive.

“Good morning, Mr Bradley!” I say.