Instructions on life
I did a lot of learning this week!
I sat and cried for a while…
I sat and cried for a while… I cried for those people who I miss and still love who have left this world I cried for the babies I lost in utero I cried for my friends who have lost people they loved I cried for having dementia I cried for all the other people with dementia…
When having dementia gets too hard
Today is one of those days I feel like hiding under the blankets all day, although where I live, that would be a tad warm as it’s very hot here this summer! Anyway, I suspect, sweat droplets would take over from tear droplets eventually and it will all be ok! But it doesn’t feel ok just…
Listening and speaking
We need to learn to speak in such a way that others will want to listen, and listen in such a way that others will want to talk to you. Of course, this means writing or communicating in any form, in such a way that others will want to listen to you; it does not only apply…
Happy… and confused
Apart from the thrill of finding out one of my blogs titled The Power of Language was the top resource for Cosmopolita Scotland late last year, I remain confused that people find it so challenging to respect the wish of many, not to PUBLICLY refer to people with dementia as sufferers. Yes, I am happy about this……
Twitter Q & A – January 21st
On January 21st, 8pm in Australia, 9.30am in the UK, mid afternoon in the USA, I will be holding a Q & A on Twitter for its release. Yes, it will be out that day… I think I am as nervous as I am excited! Jessica Kingsley Publishers (JKP), who are publishing my book will be online as well.…
Keep writing…
Needing a reminder today… I must get back to ‘real’ blogging very soon!
If you are not having fun on social media…
Writing and blogging prevents denial…
Writing a book, speaking out about living with dementia and blogging prevents denial… but it is also very healing. We all have stories, and many of them actually need to be told. The stories that remain hidden, often go on to hurt…
One of the benefits of an early diagnosis of dementia
To be discussed in more detail in my soon to be released book, What the hell happened to my brain?: Living beyond dementia.
Lessons from the longest study on happiness
What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness Robert Waldinger, TEDx Beacon Street, filmed November 2015 Researchers at Harvard, after studying participants for 75 years, have discovered conclusively that it is not money, or fame or even achievement that create a sense of happiness or physical health. This multi-generational research team found instead that (i) the…
At sea on a raft with no rudder
Alone In our grief Yearning for what was What now will never again be Life Changed forever Memories are all that’s left And a new way of living Love Not lost and never forgotten Leading our hearts To sway in the breeze Learning To live without them As we float offshore On the raft with…
Welcome to 2016
The new year has arrived, and I’m still wondering how on earth I arrived at the year 2000! The older we get, the quicker the years seems to go, but of course as I’ve speculated before, that is relative to our age as a year at my age, is more than 1/50th of my age, where…
Festive wishes…
It is Christmas Eve in Australia, and after reading an article yesterday about really having time away from the daily routines and work, I have decided this is my last blog for 2015! I have had a truly incredible year, full of many highs and at least as many lows. It is wonderful that I have…
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