Those of you who follow me here will know I recently had an issue with the cover of my book in the German translation being published by hogrefe, What the hell happened to my brain?: Living beyond dementia. I am more than delighted to say again it has been resolved, but I’d like to comment further,…
My book, What the hell happened to my brain?: Living beyond dementia was published recently in German. Whilst I was happy the rights were bought for it to be translated into German, I was very unhappy with the image they used on the cover, without my knowledge or consent. The image they chose was of someones…
‘What the hell happened to my brain? Living beyond dementia’ Review published by Professor of Dementia Research, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Nottingham University on 30 December, 2016. Reproduced here, with permission. “Kate Swaffer is phenomenal. Diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia before the age of 50, she has been a leading advocate for dementia ever since, with…
We have been in sunny Scotland this week (yes, we brought the sunshine from Australia with us!!), and during the week I have spent a day on campus at Queen Margaret University with Professor Jan Dewing, also my PhD supervisor. I’ve also been ‘working’ on things for the Alzheimer’s Scotland conference which is on today, working on DAI…
Jessica Kingsley Publishers in the UK sent me a few questions to answer about what is was like when first diagnosed with dementia, how dementia has impacted my life and family, and on living beyond dementia, continuing to study and much more… you can hear my response here. My book “What the hell happened to…
There was a time when my house was immaculate, the pillowslips AND the sheets were ironed, and in fact, ironing as a topic here has been a bit hit in the past! Everything in the cupboards were aligned, all clothing in the wardrobe and drawers were ironed perfectly and in neat piles, or hanging with matching coat…
Life Is for living For dreaming And for learning Life Is for crying For healing And for moving on Life Is for remembering Sweet times And for family and friends Life With fading memories Is a roller coaster of loss and grief Life With dementia Can still be fun
Well, today is actually the day! My book on living beyond dementia is officially released, although, as yet I have not even seen a copy; it is only a very few lucky people in the UK have actually seen it. So, when (if) I get a copy, I’ll take a photo and add it here! It’s been…
It may not be true everywhere in the world just now, but here in Australia where I live, the sun is almost always shining, even in winter. It may be too hot some of the time, but the beauty and radiance of our clear blue skies and sunshine always helps one to feel like getting out of bed…
On January 21st, 8pm in Australia, 9.30am in the UK, mid afternoon in the USA, I will be holding a Q & A on Twitter for its release. Yes, it will be out that day… I think I am as nervous as I am excited! Jessica Kingsley Publishers (JKP), who are publishing my book will be online as well.…
Writing a book, speaking out about living with dementia and blogging prevents denial… but it is also very healing. We all have stories, and many of them actually need to be told. The stories that remain hidden, often go on to hurt…
To be discussed in more detail in my soon to be released book, What the hell happened to my brain?: Living beyond dementia.
The new year has arrived, and I’m still wondering how on earth I arrived at the year 2000! The older we get, the quicker the years seems to go, but of course as I’ve speculated before, that is relative to our age as a year at my age, is more than 1/50th of my age, where…
You must be logged in to post a comment.