The day dementia gave me the shits

The dementia is giving me the shits today (26/11/11), I feel like giving in to that bloody PLOM disease – yes, Poor Little Old Me! Fuck it, why shouldn’t I give in to it? Why shouldn’t I have an hour, a day, a week, or month of feeling like this? Well, a few moments or…

Forrest Gump and dementia

Life became more difficult when I was diagnosed with dementia, and it was a very unwelcome visitor. Back then, the tears were often, sometimes almost nonstop for days on end, and the fear of what was ahead was overwhelming. Sometimes the frustration was so great I would scream and kick my way around the day,…

Adelaide Fringe 2012

OMG, isn’t life exciting! It opens up so many new doors, to so many new and interesting pathways and destinations. Some time after being diagnosed with a rare younger onset dementia, I decided to share my personal story of living with dementia and how I use it as motivation to live a fuller life. Being…