In life, whether it is in a professional, friend or family relationship, or it is caring for a person with dementia or some other illness, we often hear the phrase, ‘Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” I think this is a rough translation of the 10th Commandment, and hear it often.…
I started blogging to record my world. My blog now also tries to highlight the human and personal costs of a diagnosis of dementia, the significant financial impact to individuals and families, and responds to the current status of age appropriate resources and services, or lack thereof, for people diagnosed with younger onset dementia and…
Last week I attended a HACC Innovative Project Strengthening Communities Brighter Futures Committee meeting, the project of two aged care groups that I have been involved in as a consumer. During this meeting, I had an epiphany about the aged care services being provided to non Indigenous, and non multicultural Australians, that is, white Australians…
I’m obviously not a true blue Aussie, and definitely not a real Adelaidian. Yesterday I accepted an invitation to the cricket with my Dear Husband (thanks for this lovely term, Robyn V) to the One Day International match between Australia and India (I had to ask what type of match we were going to and…
Well, my blog is barely here today, and my chat for Project 366 on my Conversation page has not even been thought about yet. When I got out of bed this morning, sometime later than I had planned last night, I felt like giving up. Lately the edge has gone from my striving and energy to keep…
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