Most of you know one of my favourite organisations is The Big Issue. People with dementia who are homeless are also a very marginalised group, as they don’t have the funding for health care, and the public sector is a much slower pathway to diagnosis for them than most others. This morning I watched a short…
I met the young woman in this photo when we were both not quite 17, and this year, we have both turned 55. She is in the photo with the young man who she was engaged to in this photo and married, and they are both my lifelong friends. Jac and I nursed together, and…
There has been a small groundswell of people speaking out about the discrimination, stigma and downright nastiness of others against the elderly, and in particular people with dementia. I posted a comment on this article; “Whatever happened to equal rights for people with disabilities or impairments, and to humanity, and compassion??? I am as shocked by…
Congratulations Beth on your award. It is much deserved, and I am proud to be your friend. I decided to re-blog your post in full, so that more people know of the important heart work you are doing. Thank you. xox Your voice By Beth Britton, 27 November 2013 Sometimes I meet people who seem…
There are days when I like to promote another blog, or someone else’s stories or work, and today is one of them. Wendy follows my blog, and has contributed so positively about her personal experience of working with Dementia Care Mapping, I asked her to write about it. There is definitely a lot of information…
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…
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…
Yesterday I attended an event at Buddha House, not far from where I live. For many years I have felt drawn towards Buddha House, and have been meaning to visit it, but for various reasons have never made it. This year, I had the great pleasure to listen to His Holiness The Dalai Lama, and as he spoke, I once again…
Whose Shoes?® is coming to Australia and I am extremely excited as together we are running a series of workshops in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide… click here to register for one at the City of Salisbury. Tuesday, 10 December 2013 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (CST) Salisbury, SA There is currently a global call for the transformation…
Sometimes living in the now is made difficult by not being able to remember our past, or our future plans. Although the positive psychology movement and motivators may say ‘make the best of what you have’, which is a great mantra and I aspire to all the time, it isn’t always easy to live with not being able…
The first time man walked on the moon, the whole world stopped. In fact, most of us can remember exactly where we were when it happened. Virtually the whole world walked beside him, and the excitement and exhilaration that must have been felt by the astronauts and NASA team I am sure will live(d) with…
I am re-publishing below the Election Roundup by the CEO Mr Glenn Rees, AM, published by Alzheimer’s Australia yesterday. It is one day now until the election of a new Prime Minister in Australia. Dementia funding is a key element for me of course, and with the epidemic on its way – it is predicted there…
Disclaimer: I’m not sure where I found this poem, or the words at the bottom, but it was sent to me and I am not the author of anything on this blog, other than this sentence. This poem is about dementia in general, not necessarily about Alzheimer’s, but it could still be interpreted as making light of…
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…
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…
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