Further to my last blog… if you want to see my Fight Dementia Campaign Rally speech in full, it is available to download on this link until 10 November 2011 https://www.yousendit.com/download/T2dlb3BEMGM4aU5sQXNUQw
Starting this blog was something random for me to do, however I now relish my time of thinking and writing. Mostly though, I am humbled by the amount of feedback I have received, the wonderful words of encouragement, and the honesty of your sharing. For those of you who are travelling the dementia footpath with me,…
Is this what I have become? An advocate is someone who promotes and supports a cause, an activist and campaigner for change. My blog today is about the service provision of care for people of all ages with dementia, disabilities and other chronic illness, and in particular, anyone who needs in-home, respite or residential care.…
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…
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…
This morning I watched part of the Channel 9 Weekend Today program, tucked up between my two beautiful Russian Blue cats for a later than usual start to the day. They reported on Pink Ribbon day, and that currently there are 38 new cases per day of breast cancer are being reported in Australia. 20 years ago, 30%…
We were out shopping earlier today, and as we left home, I said to my husband I am in love with today! His retort was, what is so good about today with what is happening to you and us? No time was required to answer this as almost two years ago I was diagnosed with Motor Neurone…
Life became more difficult when I was diagnosed with dementia, and it was a very unwelcome visitor. Back then, the tears were often, sometimes almost nonstop for days on end, and the fear of what was ahead was overwhelming. Sometimes the frustration was so great I would scream and kick my way around the day,…
You will see I have set up a new page Discussion Forum for you to leave your responses to any of my posts. Having them appear in different places is difficult for me to manage, and respond to, so I felt it would be simpler to set up a new page for us to chat……
His life had ended, by his own hand. Perhaps this was the peace they were all searching for? The stigma of living with mental illness seemed too much of a burden for him to handle, a great deal too hard to own. Of course no one could comprehend why he had taken his own life,…
People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those of us who are doing it… (anon) Those who work with their hands are Labourers, those who work with their heads and hands are Craftsmen, those who work with their head, their hands and their heart are Artists. Work towards becoming an Artist. (anon) Forgive someone or…
OMG, isn’t life exciting! It opens up so many new doors, to so many new and interesting pathways and destinations. Some time after being diagnosed with a rare younger onset dementia, I decided to share my personal story of living with dementia and how I use it as motivation to live a fuller life. Being…
I’m a little slow these days, but think I am working things out. Sometimes old friends or family don’t want to be back in touch. Perhaps the years in between contact have been too long, or they think there is no longer anything in common, or they just don’t like you or want to be…
Yikes… our teenagers have become adults. How on earth did that happen?! Life in the fast lane, that is, bringing up children, working, running a home, keeping yourself engaged in life beyond those things, staying fit, managing health issues, working on your relationships, helping others and generally speaking, just living, is incredibly time-consuming and busy. It…
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