Tracey Maxfield wrote an excellent short post some time ago now about Betrayal Trauma on her LinkedIn page, which I then shared in a short post on Facebook. It was too important and relevant to so many of us living with (and without) dementia not to start a blog about it and quote her here, It…
In my #BanBPSD for #WAM2018 blog series, I am posting a comment received after an earlier blog in this series; often it is a comments like this that motivates me to keep writing and advocating for change. My blog today is short, but hopefully makes sense. Jeff’s comments kept me awake, and in tears for…
The many words used when a person first makes it public knowledge They have been diagnosed with dementia are words like #brave #courageous #inspiring Then, if we dare to live too positively with it We are told we don’t look like we have dementia. The only thing really needing true grit, bravery and courage Is…
It concerns me that such a fuss is made in the media about people (usually more so when they are celebrities) when they either get a diagnosis, or die from dementia. Surely dying is a natural part of life, and for those left behind, just as devastating when it’s from the violation on the body…
In my own experience It’s ultimately kinder to be up front Face up to stuff Be honest and true to you Laugh as much as possible Dance, even when no-one’s watching Believe in love It will always overcome hate Forgive others In the knowledge That those who intentionally harm you Speak of themselves Not you…
Jonathan Livingstone Seagull is now only in my thoughts rather than hanging in my office, although I do have a photograph of him on my computer desktop and phone wallpaper. This year, more than ever before, I have relied on my seagull Jonathon, or at least the meaning of what he stands for, and I miss his…
It was a day of interesting opportunities and challenges having a film crew in my house (sometime earlier this or last year – I can’t remember as I started writing this blog the day after). The denial bubble we prefer to live in disappeared that day, as we had to focus on what it is…
