The dementia train A lottery ticket Lost inside an MRI machine Results that reach into your soul A pass for the dementia train Slowly taking off Speeding around corners It stops at the station But no way to get off And no-one can get on No Fat Controller here Controlling the ride…
The symptoms of dementia seem to be regularly washing some of my abilities away, as if at sea, and many of them never quite return. These changes mean I am constantly revising my Bucket list, as some of the things I once wanted to do, are no longer dementia friendly, and some things no longer…
In October 2011, someone wrote to me via email, and mentioned I must be thrilled to have 16 followers. I had no idea where my blog was heading, as now I have 319 comments on my Conversations and Recipes page, have written and published 290 posts, of which there has been over 1200 comments. As…
After re-reading and spending time thinking about many of the comments made in response to many of my blogs, I have been thinking a lot about blogging, and what the point of it is. It is a way to express, to create, to educate, to inform, and to heal. It is free. It is up to…
…the closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.” I don’t know who that quote comes from, but I really wish it was me! Life definitely is like that, and finding ways to stay focused on really living and thinking deeply is always a bit of a challenge, as life often gets in…
Yes, that is what it seems I’ve been doing the last few months, walking on eggshells. The last couple of blogs have really had them cracking too. I’ve been blogging away about the thoughts going through my head, about my fears, about my impression and opinion of what I see around me, and of how…
No, no more sadness today! Even I can’t take it! It is time for a laugh and some belated Christmas cheer. Today, the third loved one in my life (my father in law) was safely deposited into a high care bed in an aged care facility, a very difficult transition for him as he had…
Since I’ve joined the wider global community through online networking and blogging, and since speaking at the Alzheimer’s Australia National Fight Dementia campaign rally and appearing on the ABC TV 7.30 Report, I am gathering many new friends, people who have seen my story and want to share this journey on my dementia train. I am…
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