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…
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…
When my children were young we started regular family meetings, a Sunday evening event where we could discuss any topic at all. It was used as a forum for discipline, planning holidays, and anything else that popped into our heads! At one meeting, arguments and fights between the boys were discussed, and it was agreed they had to…
It is on the ‘bad’ days that feeling the love of others makes all the difference, even though on the ‘good’ days it feels great too! On the bad days, when all seems doom and gloom, the open love of others, and the memories of that love can turn things around. I was lucky enough to…
Believe in yourself and your life Believe you can do anything you set your mind to Even if the reality is you can’t actually pick up that aeroplane Believe you can when others say you can’t Believe your children can even when they think they can’t And…
Many years ago whilst still working in operating theatres, TGIF was talked about so much, I used to embroider it onto ties for people to give as gifts to their boyfriends or husbands. This was when sewing took up a lot of my recreational time, that is, B.C. (before children)! My dear husband loves Fridays too,…
Yesterday I wrote about walking in the shoes of a person with dementia, the less than glossy side of that particular coin. It seemed to resonate with some of you, and I’m always happy to share the darker side of this journey, or any part of my life for that matter! I also have written about the more…
How would you feel being diagnosed with dementia? Last week I had the great pleasure to meet in person the wonderful Gill from Whose Shoes. It inspired me to pose a few simple questions to invite you to feel what it feels like in the shoes of a person with dementia. Would you like the idea that…
The week I was in the UK I managed the symptoms of dementia on my own most of the time, except when they were noticeable!! Why it is so hard to ask for help, to mention what is happening, rather than to hide it is mostly beyond me, other than the fact I was fiercely…
It seems like I’ve been away for weeks, rather than just six days. We have covered some ground, both physically and emotionally, from meeting imaginary friends to old ones. The range of emotions has been a roller coaster of highs and lows, as the joy of friendship, overshadowed at times by the sadness of grief…
My imaginary friends Gill BethyB and Shibley Friendly and fanciful chats online Discovered through our blogs Pulled together by a shared passion A dream to improve dementia care. Plans for a lunch meeting Honoured they have made such an effort to meet Sons will be thrilled they are real and not axe murderers One…
Well, it is hard to believe this is our last day in the UK… I’ve met my imaginary friends, and feel thrilled to have done so, and also a little sad to be saying goodbye. Of course, we will stay connected online and my sons won’t,have to be so worried… no axe murderers or other…
It’s difficult to believe I’m in the UK, and our time is almost up for us to be going home. The first two days were relaxing and refreshing, although I am really missing my darling husband and boys, and of course, the cats! Yesterday we travelled to St Alban’s to spend a day and night…
At lunch on Sunday I told a couple of jokes, but as I’m not sure about the appropriateness of doing so, I decided not to add them here!! The only even vaguely humorous thing I can think to write about today is a childhood experience… At about the age of 5 or 6, I had…
It is day 2 of my trip to the UK, and I’ve got about 30 minutes to get a blog written to keep up with my self-imposed discipline of publishing daily. Whilst it might only be a commitment to myself, it is still important, some might even say, more so. I therefore thought the best…
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