Oh Bugger! Pete’s in a rage!
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The strung out and overworked carers around him and the duty nurse Steve were all on high alert.
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Would I lie to you?
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Ian usually enjoyed his massage each week and would happily sit while I smoothed away tension he held in his upper back.
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A Symptom or a Human Response?
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Doris sits in her wheelchair by the edge of the dining tables, a busy thoroughfare, grasping at people as they walk by her, each one swerving, avoiding her grabbing hands. Each one another painful rejection.
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Are you Avialble? (Yes, it is spelt incorrectly!)
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It’s 7am on a December morning. I’m checking messages across all my media. This is my best quiet admin time.
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SIT DOWN TED!
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How a lack of autonomy & agency impact health for a person living with dementia…
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Connection in a Crowded Room
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We’ve all experienced that feeling…
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THE SPELL OF TIME THIEVES
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Recently, I’ve been thinking more about time and the pressure we are under to fit everything in…
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A DEVINE CHAT ABOUT TOUCH
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Don’t you just love it when you hit it off with someone and are completely on the same page.
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FINDING THE KEYS TO UNLOCK DEPRESSION
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When mum was first diagnosed with dementia, she had also been living with a diagnosis of depression.
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NA-NIGHT LOVE
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It’s not surprising mum didn’t sleep well. In my teens, I would often come downstairs to start breakfast and find her asleep on the couch. She would often fall asleep there with a duvet pulled over her having watched TV until the white dot...
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WHAT’S GOOD FOR YOUR HEART IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEAD
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Although dementia continues to touch more lives, the growth of the number of people who live with dementia slowed in recent years and this in part has been linked to better lifestyle choices; “what’s good for your heart is good for your...
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THIS IS WHAT LOVE LOOKS LIKE…
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Oxytocin is our love & wellbeing hormone; our “tend & befriend” hormone which calms & connects us & helps us build trust with others. It supports our immune system & helps regulate more volatile emotions.
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