As I’ve been committed to two blogs a day for Dementia Awareness Month 2015, I’ve been reviewing old writings to see if there was any value in revisiting go of the issues! Some time ago I set up a blog called One Big Rant… where a few friends and I were going to have regular…
A philosophy of living and not dying upon diagnosis of dementia… shared on Facebook by Max McCormick, also living with dementia.
It seems this might be the simplest communication tip there is, not just for being and communicating with people with dementia, but for being and communicating with everyone. It is a very good lesson, and one I am glad I was reminded of yesterday. So whenever you feel like treating someone badly, or unkindly, or…
In Sundays re-blog of Tweet by tweet: A father shares his grief as son dies the father of the dying son said of his experience during this time with social media; “It was overwhelming, heartwarming, comforting…” I too have been overwhelmed and comforted by the heart-warming friendship and support offered on social media. Without it, many days, I would…
Is Web 2.0 and user-generated content the ultimate realisation of participatory democracy, and does it bring about benefits for societies and the world beyond its entertainment value? This is a question I have been exploring for some years, and so I have decided to bore you with my research about it. I researched and wrote…
It has been said, the average worker has 50 interruptions a day, of which 70% have nothing to do with work. If your productivity (work or study) is suffering from regular distractions, you could try a few things such as avoiding eye contact when someone walks by your desk. Whilst this may deter chatty colleagues…
When I was visiting my parents recently, my mother lamented the fact that almost no-one send letters anymore. In fact, hardly anyone writes letters any more, not even typed ones sent by email. Social media such as Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, and email have taken over our world and lives. Almost no-one picks up the phone…
Over the festive season, I/we received a number of wonderful phone messages and Christmas cards, with the usual best wishes and love to us all, from, for example, Jacinta and Craig. The envelopes mostly had no return address; only a few with a return address had the sender’s surname. One card included a small business…
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