I think I read the five simple rules to happiness I have listed below somewhere… If you are the known author, please don’t sue me for plagiarism, I simply can’t remember where I read it, or even if I read it! Who knows, I may have written this list myself, which is entirely possible these days. Many days…
“I don’t have enough time” is a common complaint we make ourselves or hear from others. We all have the same amount of time in a day, so why is it that some people seem to accomplish more than others? Time slips away, without us really noticing it. Then we reach a certain age, or…
As a kid, I loved homework, rather nerdy really, but perhaps the reason I occasionally add some homework funnies. It would be fair to say my sons ‘disliked’ homework, especially the eldest, who also seriously disliked going to school at all, and found most of the ‘stuff’ he learned pointless!! They would be keen to…
Sadness creeps into our souls, most often without warning. We all have losses from the moment we are born, and have to learn to live with the sadness and change that loss and grief bring. Most times we have no choice about the grief and loss we experience, and the only thing we can choose is…
Living with dementia sometimes feels as if my soul is being sucked out, little bit by little bit, as my world slowly disappears. I have presented much of this blog elsewhere, and perhaps even here, but it felt right to publish this today… Communicating with a person with dementia: For the memory impaired, memory is like…
In the heat of the day Temperatures soaring Safely nestled inside My beautifully air-conditioned Room with a view Lucky beyond words Swimming costume calling Water inviting Waiting for the shade To cover the pool Before the hot summer sun Lays down to rest
In November 2012 I received this in an email from a friend with dementia: “Hi all, I have a huge problem with names, is there any way that a thumbnail could accompany emails so I know who I’m talking with?” In my list of contacts, and apart from me, the only person to have done…
There are a couple of links below for which I ask for your support. The first is a survey aiming to support a more inclusive voice of people with dementia at ADI2015, being held in Perth Western Australia. The phrase ‘nothing about us without us’ is still bantered globally, and until now the voices of people with…
The books and resources for children are almost exclusively based around a grand parent having dementia, rather than a mother or father with YOD, and therefore it is time we talked about it. If anyone can refer me to a book for children of any age who have a parent with dementia, please do let…
“Stop hesitating. Stop wavering. Stop questioning. Tell the voices of opposition to shut up. Refuse to be ruled by Fear. And then, get on with what you were born to do. What is Fear? Fear is avoiding a tough conversation you need to have. Fear is asking for advice when you already know what to do.…
We’re heading for hot weather again in some parts of Australia, which reminds me of a comment made by a friend at the end of the very recent heat wave. We had planned to visit an elderly friend, but she rang at the end of the week to apologise she’d not been in touch as…
There has been a list of notices inviting People to attend dementia seminars “How to manage wandering“ It may be rather obvious soon They are very annoying And insulting I am not a wanderer Nor am I wandering I am a person… Sometimes people like to go for walks Even people with dementia Sometimes people get lost…
There have been a lot of news stories and blogs written about the impact of the current fires in Australia in the last couple of weeks. My girlfriend Robyn has written some, and they have been very poignant. The experience of fire has changed her, and it is very apparent in her writing. She now…
It is currently the Tour Down Under in Adelaide, and this wonderful story about two Irishmen discussing the Tour de France seemed appropriate! After yesterday’s blog, I needed some light relief… Two Irishmen were sitting in a pub watching the Tour de France on TV. Seamus shook his head and asked, “Whoi t’e hell do…
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