The grieving of a twin is difficult, and perhaps more so for an identical twin. 29 years ago, someone I was very close to, in a fairly rocky relationship with and had loved for just over six years committed suicide. It changed my life forever, and eventually forced me to look deeply within, and to make changes to…
Yesterday I talked about how lonely and isolating it can be living with a diagnosis of dementia. One reader and friend overseas emailed me with her support and friendship, and also shared her own recent terminal diagnosis. Another reader made some very pertinent comments, and shared some links about it. One comment, “the loneliness in…
Yes, Shame has an offspring. I believe it is called secrecy. People hide their feelings, their illnesses and their family secrets because they feel ashamed. Owning diseases like mental illness and dementia are difficult, as people feel ashamed to have them, and become secretive about them. Why is it shameful to own up to mental illness…
I am feeling the emotional burden of having people I love locked up in the human cattle yards for dementia and aged care. One friend is as many of you know quite young. If I was well, there is no way I would be able to have any of them live with us, not even one of…
My life sometimes seems to have been so full of tragedy it has sometimes been hard to breathe. 26 years ago, a man I had loved took his own life. He was 35 years old, a successful doctor with a brilliant career and a life full of friends and family. I was 27. He suffered…
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