A wonderful lunch to celebrate turning 60
With my immediate family
And my very special friends and chosen family
I love you ALL
Missing some special friends and family
Some unable to be there
So many no longer with us
My actual birthday, the anniversary of a friends husbands death
The death of a friend with dementia the morning of my celebratory lunch
My late father in law’s advice to my husband
When someone gets married:
“Your new family is your partner and your children; don’t look backwards”
Much needed advice every single day
$2.49 disposable hand warmers from my parents
A beautiful card from global friends
Handmade traditional card from my Japanese daughter Shizuka
Donations to DAI
Followed by my eyes acting their age on Monday!
I remain grateful for what I have
Rather than stress about what I’ve lost
Kate Swaffer © 2018
Hope you had a lovely birthday Kate! Welcome to the ‘Swinging Sixties’ – highly recommended! xx
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Hahahahahaha thanks Gill! Happy to have made it actually xx
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Thank you for letting me b part of your world. I am from Malta.
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Thank you for letting me be part of your world. I am from Malta.
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A pleasure 💐💐
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happy birthday Kate. May you continue to find the courage to fight the good fight.
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Thanks Kate (ps. what a great name you have!!!) x
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Strength and love to Kate on your birthday and always
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Thaks Anne, and right back at you for every day! x
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Happy birthday glee and glory my darling friend, 🎉🎉🎈
May you be rejoicing and celebrating the vast number of crazy years you have graced us all with your awesomeness. Know, from the moment you entered this world you began enhancing our lives with your sparkle.
🌹🌻🌺🌟❣💜✨💃🏻🍾
I hope you are spoiled senseless, surrounded in grand love and all are embracing your shining, glorious inner goddess. 🌟🌟🌟
Make this day one of sweetness, laughter, extraordinary memories, madness, magic and serenity of heart and soul. 🌹🌷🌼🌸❣💋
Be fabulous, fierce and fearless as you continue to blaze a path of your own brilliance whilst illuminating the world. ✨✨✨
Your gracious and generous spirit is something that touches us all babe. 🌟
Rock on, know adventure is the only way to live, create your own bubble of bliss and live the dream. Every year is another 365 days of discovery and growth. 🌟
Continue to be you, stay weird, cherish the simple stuff and live with passion. 💃🏻🎉🌈❣️🌟💜
Know how precious you are.
Love love love and special thoughts all for you. Xx
🌟🌺🌈💜🎉💃🏻💕🧡🎉🎈🎆🥂🎂
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Thanks gorgeous girlfriend! Love and hugs always 🦋🌷🌸🌹💜❤️💕🍀🎉🥂🍰🦋
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Happy 60th Birthday Kate hope you had a great day with your friends and family 🎉🎈🎁🍰
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Thanks Rhonda, it truly was wonderful. X
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Many more people like me are with you on your journey, gaining from your inspirational blogs. Your unknown admirers do not often write but I, for one, wish you a happy birthday and many more to come. You are a great example of dementia with dignity and the recommendations that you make give practical ideas and support wherever you are in the world.
Thank you.
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Sincere thanks Wendy, that really means a lot to me xxx
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Happy birthday dear Kate 🎉🎂🎉🎂🎉🎂🎉🎈xxx
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Thank you dear friend xxx
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Happy Birthday Kate
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(we’re about the same age ð)
Christine Finlay.
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Another young one! X
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Happy Birthday Kate – we’re almost the same age!
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So you’re young too?! X
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Happiest of birthday wishes dear Kate.
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Thank you xx
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Best wishes on your birthday Kate – as I near my 75th I follow your journey with interest awaiting soemone to give me a definitive diagnose. Best wishes for the biirthday and the journey ahead. Joy
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Thanks and hugs… and happy birthday for the day you reach 75 xxx
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Thank you for allowing us foreigners to join you via Zoom! Happy Birthday once again my dear friend.
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You are my DAI Family… and I love you ALL xxxx
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PS Is that you as a child? If so you were very cute and i love that picture! Was your birthday lunch at a resturant, at home, or in an event room(you know what i mean!)
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Yep, a little kid on a farm Sam!!!!!! We went to a lovely relaxed cafe, so we didn’t have to worry about cleaning or cooking!!!!!
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Sounds perfect! Cafe’s are the best for birthday parties/celebrations i think and the company too!
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WOW, happy happy birthday Kate!!! You are awesome and i hope your day has been full of everything you want as you deserve the best-your incredible! Although i haven’t met you in person yet, i am very very very proud of you, your accomplishments, and your determination to make the world a better place and improve dementia care. So thrilled you had a wonderful birthday lunch with your neareast and dearest-i always love special birthdays and love the social aspect of them. Very special friends are so precious. As always, people are unable to come due to distance or other commitments, and yes it is difficult when some people are no longer with us especially when you most need them-i so wish some family members who are no longer with us were there today as they would have been a wonderful support to Grandad-they were taken far too soon and well before there time. I am so glad your parents bought you a present, and lovely to receive birthday cards from Global friends and your japansese daughter. Wishing you all the happiness in the world, Kate, and hope we can meet up in the next 12 months or so-best wishes and keep celebrating!🎉🎉💕💕🎈🎈🎀🎀😊😊👍👍
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Thanks dear Sam xxx
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Happy 60th birthday Kate! It’s the new 50. I’m now officially retired so it’s definitely time for a catch up. Still work 6 hours per fortnight which doesn’t affect my pension. I’m looking after my sister’s dog for another couple of weeks while she and her family are in Vietnam. After that I will be quite flexible. Let me know when you are available. Much love Tess & John xxxx Sent from my iPad
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Thanks Tess, hope to see you soon xxxx
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