Whilst we certainly can’t boast QUITE this result, we can certainly boast a successful start to getting more help through my mother’s door. Mum lives independently in a Retirement Village, but over the last 6 months or so a major challenge came to our...
This is a very difficult topic to talk about, but one that I share with many, many carers – paid and unpaid – around the world. It has had a profound effect on me – deeply upsetting, but a the same time, like so many things that we need to manage,...
When considering how to support a loved one to continue to live independently in the face of deteriorating capacity – whatever that looks like – the natural response seems to be to look mainly to the physical. By that I mean, aids that prevent falls, aids that...
Sometimes we are kinder to our pets, and more aware of the dangers of heat stroke, than we are with respect to our elderly and our children. The heat presents significant challenges for the young and the old, and particularly for people living with dementia. In part...
This morning in bed, my husband and I were discussing the next phase of mum’s care – she’s 92, still living independently in a Retirement Village – because we underpin everything – but teetering on the edge now, of everything falling in a...
Isn’t it a relief when a politician follows through with what he or she said he or she would do? I realise that sounds a little cynical, but I guess, like many people, I’ve come to not expect this will be the case. Not so with our Federal Member Luke...
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