First times…

“First times” are hard work, especially when you are young or if you have low self esteem. Depending on the type of dementia a person has, as it progresses many daily activities become first time. Robyn Moore taught me about the joy of “first times” for people with dementia, and every time her mother who had advanced dementia asked…

The ‘space’ inside our head…

On the weekend, I watched an English program called ‘Wallander’, one we’ve seen previously, that is playing again on Foxtel. The challenge of TV entertainment in this house, especially for my darling husband, is we’ve seen many things before, and although some have an odd scene that I recognise, or a vague familiarity, many times they…