Having lost my mother in law to ovarian cancer in 2005, it was a sad first Christmas without my father in law. I can recall his and our tears that first Christmas without her. We spent it with my parents, partly because they are elderly now and we are lucky to still have them, and partly … Continue reading »
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Merry Christmas
Wishing you all a wonderful day with your families and friends. I hope the day is filled with more love than you have ever felt, and creates memories you will always remember. Take lots of photos and videos just in case! For those of us living with Mr Dementia in our families, may he take a … Continue reading »
Bright ideas for dementia
Over the festive season, I/we received a number of wonderful phone messages and Christmas cards, with the usual best wishes and love to us all, from, for example, Jacinta and Craig. The envelopes mostly had no return address; only a few with a return address had the sender’s surname. One card included a small business … Continue reading »
Christmas and petrol
Last week, if I had been a car, I wouldn’t have made it to the petrol station to fill my tank. The last few weeks and months have been quite the battle, between sharing my love around to friends, offering some of them tangible support, and dealing with the changes in my dementia, it has … Continue reading »
RocKwiz Christmas concert
My day was busy, and then out tonight, the reason for this very late blog. But, in keeping with my goal, I will still have only missed one day since September 2! What a pleasure it was to be out tonight with our lovely neighbours to see the RocKwiz Christmas Concert at the Thebarton theatre. It … Continue reading »
61 days to Christmas!
So who’s counting… if I was 5, it would seem an absolute eon, but at 53, it seems not very far away. Of course one day in the life of a five year old is a long time compared with me! I’ve started thinking about what to do on the day, who to spend it … Continue reading »
A new dare!
On the weekend, I was lost in thoughts and playing with words, in between trips to the shops, visits to sick friends, dinner with special friends and the weekend chores. It was also a time for my first political rant on my blog… for which I do not feel the need to apologise! On another topic, my first poetry book is … Continue reading »
