Happy New Year. I wish you every Blessing and a year full of peace and personal growth. Let the road be long and winding, with enough bumps to get us to sit up and take notice of how good life is once we recover! Whatever you get up to this year, do it with gusto and passion,…
At a Dementia Forum earlier this week, someone said; “Until you change the way a person thinks, you won’t get a change in his/her behaviour.” Initially I thought it was quite profound, but upon reflection, I’m not sure it’s true, as I suspect the only person we can change is ourselves. Changing the way a person…
This blog is a rambling exploration of unconditional love and its impact on our life. We’ve all heard songs and seen movies about unconditional love, and can read about it in thousands of self-help books. But, one wonders what is unconditional love? We all want to feel loved. We think about it, many yearn for it,…
Live every day as if it is your last, just in case it is. We live until we die. One day at a time, working together, we can bring about change. Be the change you want to see. Are we being as kind to each other as possible? Offer unconditional love to your family and…
Since I’ve joined the wider global community through online networking and blogging, and since speaking at the Alzheimer’s Australia National Fight Dementia campaign rally and appearing on the ABC TV 7.30 Report, I am gathering many new friends, people who have seen my story and want to follow or be with me in some way…
I need to say too, that there are many close friends and family who don’t judge me by my dementia, and who don’t think I am wrong all of the time, and most importantly who DO support and love me unconditionally. You know who you are, and along with my new online friends, you help me…
‘When your child is no longer a child, you will have to find a new language’ (Karin Fossum, 2003, Don’t look back, p. 108). This seems eminently true, yet quite difficult to do. Perhaps this is because the role of parent is so strong, and the desire to protect and guide your child takes over from your…
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