Monthly Archives: February 2015

Dementia Diaries

At the beginning of a Dementia Friends awareness session, I often ask participants to sum up dementia in one word. It’s an absurd request, I know, but it gives a flavour of how people view it. “Fear”, “confusion”, “forgetful” are … Continue reading

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Laughter

I’ll resist the temptation to run a caption competition. There were plenty of Valentines balloons left over when I popped in to see Mum today and we just had to have a game of keep the balloon in the air didn’t … Continue reading

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Come On, You Bugger

Mum taught me many things in my early years, many of which are the basis of the values I hold dear. The importance of hard work, family, friendship, kindness – in short, life skills. Communication skills were also important to Mum, not … Continue reading

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