Laughing and dementia
It was one of those nights… my husband and I laughed so hard we almost cried! Since dementia came into our lives, my television viewing has become somewhat limited to programs that have been viewed so...
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and how to do it? These are the questions I ask myself many moments of most days. The dementia has definitely made life more complex, but has also unlocked new doors and interesting pathways, and found...
View ArticleTodays goal
10,000 words! That was my goal today. I started at 9am, three hours later than planned, but at 6am I thought, what the hell, it is Sunday, and stayed in bed to share the cup of tea made for me by my...
View ArticleCrying until we laugh, or laughing until we cry?
I was looking for some positive or funny quotes, and went to my favourite movie comedians, Groucho and Harpo Marx! Most online quotes I could find are from Groucho or Chico, and mostly are lines from...
View ArticleLaughter is the best medicine
It’s another day when I really need a laugh and so the following email sent to me some years ago is to be my blog post today! Sometimes, if we don’t laugh, we would sit and cry and although crying can...
View ArticleAnother poem…
My unseen disappearing world By Kate Swaffer © 2012 Days alone with dementia Laughter and love Tragedy and sadness Memory loss Playing cards alone Grief, tears, shock Humiliation and stigma Dancing...
View ArticleLipstick fun
Tuesday humour is my theme, and there is no joke in the file, but this image tells a thousand words anyway, and was a lot of fun preparing for. No sign of a mirror, mobile phone too old to make do, so...
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