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Category Archives: Dementia diaries.
Still achoo.
As I still have this streaming cold I don’t feel well enough to do much. Television is stupid. (You noticed?) Books are heavy to hold and I only have five minutes before I cough again. I need something which you … Continue reading
Back to round the bend.
We are all here to learn, some days I think I inadvertently picked the advanced course. Of course, if you pick the easy course, the one with a perfect partner, two point five perfect children, a mortgage-free cottage with roses … Continue reading
A distraction.
If I say I am working flat out getting ready for Miniatura, for some reason there will be a distraction. Merely the act of mentioning how busy I am seems to invoke Loki the joker, who will toss his card … Continue reading
The secret of life.
No rubbish, our kid, you get the good stuff here. I would like to make clear that I am not writing about the meaning of life. That is something completely different, as explained by Monty Python. Neither is this the … Continue reading
Second last post
I’m having difficulty thinking. What I do think is that is probably normal in bereavement. About this time last year, I was sending out my Christmas villages and checking the addresses where I hadn’t heard from the recipients the previous … Continue reading
The last post.
In dementia diaries, maybe. My Step-mother-in-law died yesterday, in the care home. Her daughter and family were there. I spoke to her before they arrived, in the morning at the usual time, as if it were any other day. It … Continue reading
The one hundredth Miniatura
As promised work is underway for the one hundredth Miniatura, which is a mere eleven months away. Last posting I promised a free gift and here it is! Well, I hope you find that helpful. There is also the modelling … Continue reading
Some famous women.
I am at the start of the preparation for the 100th Miniatura. It isn’t until the autumn of 2024 but I need to get a head start. I have decided that there should be a free porcelain gift for the … Continue reading
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Keeping in touch.
I read on the front of the newspaper today that previous estimates of how many people will become demented were wrong. Currently there are 900,000 people classed as having any of the various forms of dementia and these numbers are … Continue reading
Communication.
It is said that the first casualty of war is communication – any form of dementia is an assault on the brain, and, true to the saying, loss of effective communication can cause numerous extra difficulties, as if having the … Continue reading