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Death, my friend
Death gives life meaning. It creates the contrast, and finally offers the reality of who we really are. These days, very few will worry about burning in hell, some might still fear death, but many of...
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Random memory loss
Someone recently suggested I blossomed outward like a flower working hard to bloom in the middle of a drought. I am not sure I have the emotional strength to do that every day, if in fact that is what...
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The nurse in us all
Nurses and carers stay bonded in friendship because we share things that others don’t. We watch strangers die, holding their hands and consoling them and their loved ones. We watch miracles take place...
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A reason to blog
Following my last blog, I’ve thought further about blogging, and why I do it. Our young friends asked me yesterday if the movie Julie and Julia had inspired me, and if I intended to publish my blog one...
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The end is nigh…
This last week I have been in Wellington in New Zealand, completely focused on learning about dementia. Whilst I’ve been here a lady called Dotty from the global dementia community who I had been...
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Dementia, denial, old age and dying
“When it comes time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death. Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home.” – Chief Aupumut (1725), Mohican. My dear husband has...
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The impact of not planning for your end of life.
With or without dementia, this type of planning is imperative, and probably should be discussed in the senior years of a teenager’s school life, at the same time they are taught about voting and...
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Don’t ruin today…
A courageous woman from Canada who lives with the diagnosis of a younger onset dementia wrote in a beautiful story titled The Red Cardinal; ‘I am getting off the couch and I am off to seize the day for...
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Loneliness, dementia and dying
Today is Day 28 of my National Poem Writing Month challenge, and I have managed to write a haiku each day, often using an image to spark my imagination. Todays poem is called Alone and has me thinking...
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