I really want a Like button on the comments my readers make on my blog posts. These days I simply do not have the mental energy to respond to every single comment, which was once a goal of mine. But there are so many comments I like, I would like to hit the Like button! And in…
This is probably the daily question for many people around the world, especially those of us who are writing about very personal issues! My private blog gets a real blast, where there is no holding back, no worrying about offending others, or being told my feelings are wrong, or being told off, as some bleaders…
In a blog comment this week about me handing things over to my BUB, I responded with this; ‘I have had to give up a couple of things this week, and hand the responsibility over to Pete.’ I felt physically SICK doing this, and incompetent, and guilty having to do so… even though I know he…
Recently, I have realised more clearly my directness and honesty, and deep desire for people to be honest in response has lost me friends over the years. Hence I’ve been wondering, does this mean I need to rethink who I am, or how I act or respond to the world? It came up in conversation with another friend…
Often I hear others describe the ‘bad’ things that have happened to them as a gift. Whether it is a terminal illness like dementia or cancer, a chronic illness like MS or a crisis like a flood or even sexual or physical assault. I too see things as a gift, the good and the bad.…
The responses to yesterdays blog were thoughtful and insightful, thank you. You have given me some wonderful ideas and lots of food for thought. Rather than responding to you individually, I decided it was a good ‘topic’ for todays blog! Vanessa – I agree, it is important to just keep saying it. My message about what it…
Yolanda’s story was first posted on Global Dementia Voices, October 11, 2012 by Kate Swaffer. I felt it important to highlight the stories from that blog here, as it simply didn’t grow wings, and the stories of people with dementia, or illness leading to symptoms of dementia are important in teaching us all to better…
My paddling and flapping is still interrupting my ability to write personal blogs at the moment, so I will continue to add resources or other material of interest. The Alzheimer’s Reading Room led me to this resource, and the four videos. Thank you once again Bob De Marco. Have a look at the videos, especially the two…
Todays blog is full of quotes for the people who have touched my life in one way or another, who have made me smile when I felt like crying, and who have helped me see the glass half full on the days that I forget to. And to remind you I really appreciate your friendship. We rarely get…
These images came to me via email, and I have no idea where they came from, but they are so beautiful I wanted to…
Many times a day I walk around in circles at home, wondering what I had been doing, or what I was going to do. It is not quite confusion, but more like a vagueness caused by forgetfulness. My brain used to be so sharp. I used to have about 12 television screens going on at…
On the 1st of January this year, I commenced the challenge set by WordPress to bloggers around the world called Kick Off 2012 with Project 366. It began as a new page on this site called ‘Conversations with Kate’, a chat titled Day 1 of Project 366 and so on. It evolved like a small child grows,…
A friend and newish follower of my Daily Digest has been lovingly overprotective of me the last few weeks since reading my struggles (thanks Deb xxx), kindly averting too much ‘volunteering’ work from coming my way from one organisation that has my heart forever. It reminded me of my husband the first couple of years after the…
When home at my parents home for Christmas, I found a copy of The Vows on the fridge, given to my mother in the last few years by my father. There was not a lot of openly displayed affection in our home when I was a child; it was not that there was no love,…
Whilst I did not complete the NaNoWriMo challenge in November this year, I have been working on Kick off 2012 with Project 366, a challenge thrown out to bloggers using WordPress in December last year. The challenge was to write a new blog for every day in 2012. I didn’t create a new blog, but…
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