Today, I had a truly extraordinary experience. I rang Leaf just before lunch. He came on the line and said gaily 'Hello, darling, how lovely to hear from you!' A lump rose in my throat. We then had a good conversation with him sounding almost normal, just a little slow to respond. My Leaf was … Continue reading EVER THE OPTIMIST
Category: Contributory factors
FASCINATING WHAT WE FIND
I'm always distracted when rooting through the office to find a document I'm sure I have but can't remember where to find it. When I came across a photocopy of one of my letters to the Weekly Guardian from 2008, I just had to read it. And, lo and behold, it was about Alzheimer's. SORRY NO … Continue reading FASCINATING WHAT WE FIND
HAVING A FIT
Another development and not one I could have anticipated. On Monday, Leaf had an epileptic fit. It exhausted him, as they naturally do but he was apparently unaware and has since been fine. Nine weeks ago (yes, he’s been in the hospital that long), when I came to visit, two days after his arrival, he was nowhere … Continue reading HAVING A FIT
TAKING CARE OF …
What’s in a word? How often we hear that. Many words have multiple denotations and connotations. And the words we stress in any sentence, can completely alter the meaning usually within a given context. Example: We drove to London …. they drove somewhere else. We drove to London …. they took the train. We drove … Continue reading TAKING CARE OF …
WHAT WE ALL NEED TO KNOW
Some years back, I began to see the biggest problem with the mainstream media in all its forms. It’s practically impossible to tell fact from fiction so nowadays I will, almost invariably, search for a consensus. When I think I might be getting near to the truth, I will do a quick check on the … Continue reading WHAT WE ALL NEED TO KNOW
PAUSE FOR THOUGHT
For more than two years I’ve been researching Alzheimer’s disease and the process is ongoing. There are many carers telling their stories and even dementia sufferers still able and willing to tell theirs. As well of course, as specialists writing books and articles. Unfortunately specialists are exactly that, their areas of expertise exist within the … Continue reading PAUSE FOR THOUGHT
UNDER ATTACK part 2
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT Who said this and what does it actually mean? French gastronomist and lawyer Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin coined the expression towards the end of the eighteenth century. He actually said ‘Tell me what you eat and I’ll tell you what you are’. Nowadays he might re-word his message to read ‘Tell … Continue reading UNDER ATTACK part 2
IT COULD HAPPEN TO ME
Back in the late ‘80’s, not long after Terry, my first husband, had the car accident that left him mentally and physically handicapped, I wrote a screenplay. I called it ‘IT COULDN’T HAPPEN TO US’. The main character was an artist who was involved in a multiple pile-up at the Hanger Lane gyratory system in London. … Continue reading IT COULD HAPPEN TO ME
ORGANS WEEP …
FOR TEARS UNSHED’ (to paraphrase Henry Maudsley) is as big a warning as we can get if we don’t allow ourselves to unleash our pain and sorrow. It’s likely that few of us are aware of the long-term impact of early life chronic trauma and stress. There are many reasons why some people are unable to … Continue reading ORGANS WEEP …
COMING TO OUR SENSES
It’s vitally important that we look after our senses at all stages of our lives, particularly when they’re in danger, either from being neglected, forgotten about or from the deterioration that comes with age and, of course, the result of a brain that’s closing down. Often, we wake up a little too late to recognise the … Continue reading COMING TO OUR SENSES
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