Dementia Alliance International is hosting an online memorial event as part of their A Meeting of The Minds series, Tribute to Richard Taylor PhD. Please join us in remembering Richard. DATE: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 (USA, Canada, UK, Europe) and Thursday, August 20, 2015 (Australia, NZ). Register here… Guest speakers: Mr Glenn Rees, AM, Chair, Alzheimer’s Disease International…
Whilst we were in the UK a few weeks ago, we had the pleasure of meeting a lot of my online friends, perhaps once known as pen pals. Whilst at a hotel called The Ostrich in Robertsbridge, a village where one friend Charmaine Hardy and her husband live, we were wined and dined by the…
A few months ago I attended a conference themed The Elephant in The Room, in Terrigal NSW. One of the other key note speakers was Avril Henry, who is a widely acclaimed keynote speaker, consultant, business and career coach, mentor and author, and who is passionate about generational, gender and cultural diversity, developing collaborative leaders and positive…
Australian photographer Nate Smith hired a chopper and put together a flight plan that would assist him in capturing stunning images from 2100 ft above Sydney as the city is transformed into an amazing canvas of light during the annual outdoor lighting festival, which ran from May 22 to 8 June this year. In the image…
Yesterday I was invited to give a presentation at the Better Practice Adelaide 2015 conference held at the Hilton Hotel, and most of the time now when I present, I also always represent Dementia Alliance International in some way. The theme of this event was Quality – Through the looking glass: What’s new in 2015. One…
A wintery Wednesday from my window Looks to cold for the beach Or a day out wandering through the hills Seems easier to sit in my office To push ‘my little grey cells’ Just enough to think And to type this poem!
Very sincere and special thanks to my friend, colleague and mentor, Shibley Rahman for very generously nominating me.
Hello. The blog A Manifesto For Radical Inclusion written by Dr Al Power on ChangingAging has a taste of Richard Taylor in it. The gloves are no longer hanging on the wall of the gym, they are coming off, all around the world. As Al mentioned last week, Richard once sent him an email saying, “Welcome. I’ve been…
There has been a national outcry by most Australians over the booing of Adam Goodes, the current Australian of The Year, and an elite Indigenous Swans AFL football player. I totally agree with it, and find the booing of anyone, at any level, for any reason in sport, or anywhere, is unacceptable. In my opinion,…
I have learned a lot of lessons in my life, with many to learn I am sure, but perhaps none so important as this one from knowing Richard Taylor. Mostly, Richard taught me to live beyond the diagnosis of dementia; stop crying, dismiss the PLOM (Poor Little Old Me) disease I had after the diagnosis, and to…
Some time ago, I published the Foreword written by Dr Richard Taylor for my book, What the hell happened to my brain?, due out later this year. He also recorded a video of it, which I played at the pre release event held jointly with Shibley Rahman in London. I feel very honoured and proud to…
This is an important article on a blog I follow called The Gift of Writing, HOW TO FIND FREEDOM FROM YOUR PAST by CLAIRE DE BOER and for anyone who has had a difficult past of any kind, worth a read. The following quote is important, and I’d recommend you follow the link and read the whole article. There’s so…
Richard Taylor has always inspired and motivated me, and as I mentioned yesterday, he was, and still is, one of my heroes. Many of us living with dementia around the world, and many others who knew him personally or have been influenced by him in some way, are mourning greatly. A zoom chat to grieve and…
Rest In Peace Richard Taylor. Below is a letter I had written to him, also part of a tribute I have previously written to him in my book. A number of people with dementia who he has supported in a weekly support group had endeavoured to put a book of tributes together for him, which we had, of…
Today I am attending a fundraising lunch to support the work of The Big Issue in South Australia ,and organisation that in my opinion, helps homeless people become whole again. One of their mottos is “A hand up, not a hand out“, which I love, as so often the organisations who support the homeless simply give out…
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