As we move through Brain Health Awareness Month, one of the things so often missing for people who are newly diagnosed, and their families, is HOPE. Hence, I’m also sharing stories of hope this month. The article below is a great read, and whilst I’m not a fan of the term ‘Living well with dementia’…
As part of Brain Health Awareness Month, I wanted to focus most of the blogs here to share strategies, even some recipes and books or articles that support living beyond dementia. In fact, I have a website called Living Beyond Dementia™, although it is now set to private as I am not able to manage…
I’ve become increasingly frustrated that academics, service providers, advocacy organisations, dementia consultants and health care professionals refuse to include in their work, and therefore our services, that dementia is a major cause of disability and dependence globally (WHO). A few others are starting to feel my pain, and Daniela Greenwood today made a comment to…
The last few weeks have had me going back to my undergraduate days when I was studying psychology, as I’ve witnessed many people around me making some some massive changes in their own lives. Some have also since spent a lot of time justifying not only their right to make them (which is 100% true),…
Published many years ago here, and then on my (no longer active) website, Living Beyond Dementia website: Anyone who follows this site knows I have been a believer in Bredesen’s Protocol, although I do have some healthy scepticism as well! In saying that, I believe if we don’t view dementia as a chronic disease, which…
The image of seeds in a sack by Frans Van Heerden from Pexel that I’ve used here today highlights to me clearly, why diversity should not be mistaken. After attending a meeting last week about improving diversity, and not feeling welcomed or that my opinion was valued, the goal of diversity had, in reality, failed…
Last week, I was pleased to be invited by the University of South Australia Chancellor Pauline Carr to attend the Adelaide International Women’s Day Breakfast, #IWD2021 highlighting women’s leadership this year. The MC was the wonderful Sonya Feldhoff from ABC Radio Adelaide, and guest speakers included Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Leader of the Opposition…
This week has me deeply disturbed, angry, sad and yesterday, even tearful about quite a few things, none of which are personal matters, even though some who read this will already know I do have a few serious personal issues to be worried about at the moment too! But, onto one of the reasons I…
Far too many people, including some medical professionals, claim that many ‘Dementia Advocates’ don’t have ‘actual’ or ‘real’ dementia. Seriously. Invisible disabilities are just that. Invisible. Anyway, I feel like it’s time to talk about Dementia and Me again. It continues to be a roller coaster, and I’m needing to talk about it here again. The…
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