It feels as if I am being pulled by a stronger force not to publish a blog some days, a vaguely conscious decision, but one coming from somewhere else. There is no valid reason not to blog every day, and there is also no valid reason to do so either. The value of writing privately or publicly, is…
Sun shining brightly Fills the lining of my heart Daisies peace and love
Poetry has become for me a non pharmacological and positive psychosocial intervention for dementia, especially the types of poem writing requiring specific formats. I write a lot of haikus, and occasionally a villanelle or sestina, but lately have been researching a few more styles. The triolet is my next quest, and hopefully the explanation further below will help…
It seems to be working!!!!!! He either went, and forgot, or he forgot to go, but hey, what does it matter… At a forum the other day, a group of us were talking about healthy brain tips, and someone suggested they should give up drinking wine as it might affect their memory. I suggested at…
Next Sunday I will be heading to Sydney to meet up with Gill Phillips, the creator and owner of Whose Shoes. Not so long ago, she was one of my axe murdering Imaginary friends!! We are working together in three states, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide towards creating change in practice, in particular in the area of…
Life is one wonderful crazy, sometimes painful train ride, and along the way we meet lots of unsung heroes, the people I think who are the real heroes, not the celebrities or some of our sporting heroes. I had the pleasure of having coffee with Kevin Harvey today, having reconnected with him recently at Buddha…
I have had this crazy dream brewing ever since my girlfriend from Queensland stayed with me. She is a marathon runner, and has been running all over Australia and the world, and wants one day to run across the Simpson Desert. Ever since watching the video clip below, I cannot get it out of my…
I follow many other blogs, and I’ve regularly been reading one called Living well with Lewy Body Dementia written by a chap in the UK, Ken Clasper, and another called D4Dementia written by Beth, a friend of mine in the UK. Posted on Ken’s blog today, was his response to the article Improving dementia care: ask those who have lived with the illness written…
A number of people with dementia, or caring for loved ones with dementia have been discussing and reviewing the language being used in the sector. The LGBTI community have their own document on the use of what is appropriate and what is offensive language, and this goes some way to assisting us in the development of…
No signs of noise just the roar in our head the grazing of life turned inside out and upside down by the events in our world your world, their world thoughts turned into feelings transformations of opinions and actions left bare, desolate yet full of emotion silence made bearable through watching others…
The last few days we have had friends from Queensland staying with us. Valerie was a colleague of mine in the mid 2000’s and we have remained close friends. Another crazy nurse!! She is very driven, and has acquired the name of Energiser Bunny. Not so long ago, another friend referred to me as Action Barbie, and…
Caught behind the apostles of life strapped in by a sea of moving limbs and throbbing hearts Clambering for pole position each and every one of them yearning for the ribbon The ribbon of a good life messages not heard samples of life passing by Fanciful wondrous dreaming of yesterdays…
Star now gone to that place where sleeping cats go Boris still looking for her, everywhere facing the loneliness, lost from his playfulness yearning for his playmate missing the cat dance they played together at night the daytime antics, the lizards brought inside which she watched him torment until I saved it from their games She mothered him and bossed…
One magazine I subscribe to is Management Today, which I find not only interesting, but often discover many parallels between business and management when I think about the impact of dementia and the way in which people are currently cared for. The KISS principle – Keep It Simple Stupid, or Keep It Small and Simple – came to mind with…
Most of us would agree that in the workforce, the most fundamental skills required in any organisation are language, literacy and numeracy (LLN). They enable us to process information, communicate effectively and contribute to productivity and performance, as well as socialisation, team building and our general ability to enjoy our job and work environment. These skills also arm…
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