A friend dropped in today to return a plate I had taken with a birthday cake on it to her husband before Christmas last year… and as she was departing she realised she had forgotten the plate, as had I until she mentioned it! She says she has ‘fuzzy hormonal brain’, but we both laughed…
Living as a cat in my house equates to a whole lot of love, and even more spoiling, and now I have a four pawed ‘grand-puppy’, there’s a lot of love happening there too. The owner of this lovely rescue dog is almost bemused when she gets excited to see me; who wouldn’t with all the…
An advocate is a person who represents and works with a person or group of people who may need support and encouragement to exercise their rights, in order to ensure that their rights are upheld. The Health Consumers Alliance SA (HCA) Fact Sheet #2 says: Advocacy is a process to bring about change in the policies,…
Mahamera Se with English Subtitles This is a song written and sung by the son of a lady I met at the summit yesterday, whose father had dementia. It is a tribute to his father. It shows the depth of anguish, the feelings of loss of his dad, and the love in his heart for…
We’ve been privileged to have Gina Shaw from the UK here as our guest speaker today at our summit, Supporting people with dementia and their families: The consumer perspective. You can ‘meet’ her in this video produced by The Alzheimer’s Society UK. I think I’ve blogged it before, but it is a terrific video clip, worth…
Federico, a friend from overseas who I had the pleasure of meeting at ADI2012 in London has made this short promotional digital presentation for ADI2015 in Perth. If the images don’t inspire you to register for the conference, the music might… Thank you for making this Federico, and for sharing it on Youtube.
I have been published a few times in this journal, and as I’m feeling especially fatigued today, and have a number of physical health issues getting in the way of normal activities, I thought I’d post the links to three articles there, as well as adding a PDF of the one about human rights in aged…
A poem to remind you of My In The Kitchen recipe blog Which reached 200 posts yesterday It continues to be A work in progress Inspired by my two sons Worried I’d forget to pass on their favourite recipes Banoffee pie for Shibley Scotch eggs and for Lynda and Veda A sensational Greek Moussaka And the Pièce de…
The following is part of an assignment I completed for the University of Wollongong Masters of Science in Dementia Care degree I graduated in last year, and highlights how allowing residents in aged care to walk regularly, can positively impact their life, as well as reduce what others see as ‘challenging behaviours’! Specifically, we were…
Rehabilitation is defined by Barnes and Ward (2005, p12) as “an active and dynamic process by which a disabled person is helped to acquire knowledge and skills in order to maximize physical, psychological, and social function.” They discuss it as a practice that increases and ultimately maximizes functional ability thereby reducing disability or other impairment.…
A message to the dementia doubters, by my B.U.B. Peter Watt Have you ever wanted to tell a dwarf to grow up? Someone in a wheelchair to stand on his or her own two feet? Or perhaps someone without arms to lend you a hand? Of course not! Well this happens to my wife…
Thanks Chris Roberts for this blog, and Dementia Carers Voices for sharing it.
Firstly, my sincere apologies to a friend and AADAC colleague, Maxine Thompson, who ran the pre conference workshop with me the day before the National Dementia Congress. When I reported on it here, I inadvertently left Maxine out from my précis. The feedback we both received from participants is they found it helpful, and we…
Sleeping until the sun sets Wondering why it is night time When he wakes up The internal clock back to front And inside out Sun-downing for much of the day Awake all night So let us Clash the symbols Dance more often Sing loudly Cook and eat together Anything to stay awake No more sitting in…
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