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A nice person…
For many years, I have wanted to be remembered as a nice person… this is also what I heard Tony Bennett say recently when being interviewed on his 85th birthday. He is a musical superstar, and one of...
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A happy death
Someone I have worked with and grown to love this year through my new role as advocate and activist for dementia wrote today… you’ve motivated me to keep trying to make a positive difference in the...
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Thinkers in Residence 2012
Martin Seligman: building a flourishing state World leading psychologist and expert adviser on wellbeing at the highest level of international public policy, Dr Martin Seligman, will join forces with...
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‘I live in a little cloud’, by Christine Bryden
Today I wanted to honour another person who I am privileged to have met and can call my friend, who is also living positively with dementia. Christine Bryden is an amazing woman, diagnosed age 46 with...
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Why Adelaide Fringe 2012?
Today’s blog is about why I produced an Adelaide Fringe event this year, something I thought I should write about before I forget why I registered for it in the first place. It came about through a...
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A life full of surprises
My dear husband and I constantly discuss our days and the things going on around us, but so often now I have increasing short-term memory loss, so that often it seems like life is full of surprises. He...
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Contented
The first known use of the word contented according to the free Merriam-Webster online Dictionary is the 15 century, and it means simply that we are feeling satisfied with our life, that we are feeling...
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Dementia and Amway
Don’t let dementia become your capricious mistress, something the rest of your life (and that of your family) has to compete with. Don’t live the life of an exile, limited to the symptoms of your or...
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Drowning, paddling harder and staying afloat
Many days it feels like I am drowning from the symptoms of dementia, and last night my husband and I were talking about the changes that are taking place again, and the fear we both feel when I might...
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The 90 day challenge for carers
Over twenty years ago I attended a motivational conference in Melbourne, and the keynote speakers were Skip and Susan Ross. Skip Ross is the owner, founder, and director of Circle A Ranch, and he and...
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