This was some advice I was given yesterday, by the wife of the current Australian Of The Year Local Hero South Australian finalists’ wife, given to her by her mother Betty. I guess I am late in learning this lesson, and have certainly learnt it the hard way this week. Love everyone Trust no-one Row…
Thanks to Ita Buttrose, AO, OBE, an Australian journalist, businesswoman, television personality and author, for inviting me to be interviewed on The Studio. Ita was the Australian Of The Year in 2013., and she is a true media Icon, an inspiration for all women of all ages, and a woman who I feel lucky enough…
Strap yourself in Get ready For the ride of your life Have no doubt Some days will be brilliant Some will be dull A few will be ghastly But rest assured You will survive them all Until you die…
This was written by a dear friend of mine living in Durham in the U.K. on his blog called Living well with Mild Cognitive Impairment , Bronchiectasis and Osteoarthritis. Thanks Ken for this honest male insight Ken, even though as you said, many of your male friends may not agree… Weaker sex Over the years I have…
It was a privilege to be interviewed on ABC Breakfast by Paul Kennedy and Ali More, on 10 January 2017 in Melbourne. Almost better than that, was a family friend Jo Sullivan, a sports journalist who works there, who surprised me by escorting me to the studio (I had forgotten he worked there!!)! This is the interview:…
It is already mid January 2017, and I’ve not yet posted a blog, so am hoping to rectify the today! I started this ages ago, but have had trouble paddling since December so have not achieved very much at all. Anyway, it may be worth looking back and reflecting as we prepare for yet another year. The years…
No doubt everyone is feeling the effects of over indulging from the last few days, but also, hopefully, of being loved and cared about. The last couple of days have definitely filled up my tank of hopefulness and joy, but as I have had more time than usual to ponder on life’s events, I felt the…
The late Richard Taylor PhD continues to inspire and motivate many people with and without dementia around the world, and will always be for me, the person ‘who saved my life’. Meaning, the person who showed by example, it was possible to live with dementia, and I did not just have to go home and die…
Wishing you all a safe and peaceful festive season. As I reflect on the las year, I’d have to say this year has been one hell of a roller coaster ride, perhaps the understatement of my life! But, it is always interesting, and the days when things appear like the light at the end of the…
Some very close friends of ours received the very worst knock on the door any parent or step parent could every imagine last Sunday… their 26 year old son had been found dead. I had just landed in Tokyo, and turned on my phone to this news via a text message. Of course, although I felt like flying straight home, we felt the…
It has been a long and exhausting week, with a lot of travel, hard work, and to add to that some intense sadness due to the death of the son of some very close friends… This video and book, always reminds me to just keep going, and never give up. Life, death, love, meanness, and everything…
When I am conscious, I strive to be a nice person, but, I also always strive to tell the truth, and to provide (positive and sometimes negative) feedback on things done well, or comments on things I may feel or think could or should be done differently. That does not mean I am right, merely that I have an opinion, which…
Wishing you all a happy weekend! As I have been so slack with blogging, I thought I would reblog a few of my posts from my Living Beyond Dementia site, which I think will need to be migrated over to this site anyway, or closed down. I am pretty sure I also need a pro bono web…
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