A dear friend called Fred sent the following words to me by email, author unknown. They speak perfectly for me today… “Why do I have a variety of friends who are all so different in character? How is it possible that I can get along with them all? I think that each one helps to…
I wish you enough I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how grey the day may appear. I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting. I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest…
Sometimes is doesn’t take much for it to be a risk. There are days I wish I’d been silly enough to do something like this at school, but alas, I was too busy trying to pass!!! One son probably passed in quite a bit of homework like this, which thankfully, we didn’t get to see too often.…
Many of my friends have asked me how and even why I bother to write or publish a blog most days. Some days I re-blog, either when I have found an article I feel valuable to my readers, or like today, when I also feel too tired to write my own blog. I have an artist friend who…
There is always more… be happy with what you have. As a writer, I always almost always look at my work and wonder if one more edit will make it better. Most artists probably do the same; will one more stroke make it perfect? The only time I never wonder if it could be better is when…
Star Our Russian Blue cat She is the most wonderful friend Our beautiful loving companion Unwell beyond words Leukaemia or a lymphoma And although some of the time She doesn’t look or act sick We won’t stop caring for her Or believing her We’ll nurse her until the very end No…
I am re-publishing below the Election Roundup by the CEO Mr Glenn Rees, AM, published by Alzheimer’s Australia yesterday. It is one day now until the election of a new Prime Minister in Australia. Dementia funding is a key element for me of course, and with the epidemic on its way – it is predicted there…
I’ve been subscribing to the magazine Management Today for a few months now, and find many of the ideas in their articles could easily be adapted to re-empower people with dementia back to more productive and positive lives. Of course, they apply brilliantly to business, and life in general, but I have found since being diagnosed with dementia…
This post was introduced to me by another blog I follow, Younger Onset Dementia and ME and it is another insightful view into the lives of people with younger onset dementia. It was not possible to embed the video, so please follow the link. Social Care TV: Living with young onset dementia http://www.scie.org.uk/socialcaretv/video-player.asp?guid=61aa9350-6c43-4098-bb5d-1c0ee733f3c7 Key messages…
Hope this makes you laugh as much as it did me?! Enjoy your day.
How lucky am I having two blog anniversaries, one when I set up the blog, and the second one today, the date I made a commitment to myself to publish a blog every day. Often the commitment to self is the hardest to keep, as we have so many commitments to others… Anyway, I’ve missed about four days, but…
To all the great dads out there, we love you xoxox
Searching through the recesses of my mind Silently stalking the inside of my heart My mind adrift with questions Deep pondering on the meaning of life The reason why we exist at all God no longer a definitive for me Existence bearing down on thinking My brain spinning like a…
Dementia ‘finally’ on election agenda Ita Buttrose, 2013 Australian of the year and National President of Alzheimer’s Australia welcomed the recent commitment made by the Leader of the Federal Opposition, Tony Abbott, in his policy announcement, which stated that, if elected, the Coalition would commit $200 million over five years to dementia research. “Alzheimer’s…
I’m extremely busy today with visitors, meetings and a cat that is still not well, and rather than complete one of my own draft blogs, decided this very inspiring story in the DPS News yesterday was very worthy of re-blogging. My husband would love this aged care facility (the music, maybe not the dancing??!!), but I suspect…
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