Many years ago I worked as a Social Worker in the community with people with dementia and their partners/husbands/wives and other family members who needed support. There were groups available for people in the early stages of dementia, support groups for family members and volunteers to help support the carers and people with dementia. AContinue reading “What happens after??”
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Giving thanks
Even though in New Zealand we do not celebrate Thanksgiving, we can all probably do with finding a moment, an hour, a day to give thanks for the things that we do have to be grateful for in our lives. I know recently, for the past four months in particular, I have struggled to findContinue reading “Giving thanks”
You don’t know what you don’t know!
Previously having worked as a Social Worker for 20 years, you learn the tricks and where and how to get information. I guess you kind of forget that other people are not as aware of the things that you tend to take for granted. In New Zealand we have a benefit system which is administeredContinue reading “You don’t know what you don’t know!”
It takes two…
Thought I would start with something different today! Yes, it takes two or three or more, whatever you have available to you. The point of this is that it will be a rarity that anyone is completely alone in this journey. Even if you don’t have a partner, or children or siblings there will beContinue reading “It takes two…”
Thoughts on disability and accessibility
I am struggling at the moment with my limited mobility and the need to use aids. I had lunch with my adult daughter this week and it was the first time we had really seen each other since I started to have the issues which lead me to needing a walking aid. Right from theContinue reading “Thoughts on disability and accessibility”
Be your own best advocate…
For years I worked as a Social Worker and I often had to advocate for my patients and their families in various circumstances. When people find themselves needing significant health support and hospitalisation, they can feel that they have very little choice. It has always been important in my eyes to advocate for the choicesContinue reading “Be your own best advocate…”
Responding to need
I have read many posts on a Facebook page that I belong to about how to get help for a family member with Parkinson’s. The first thing to do is make sure that the person with Parkinson’s or PWP goes to see their GP, discuss what the person’s challenges are and request an assessment toContinue reading “Responding to need”
If only life was like a game of bowls!
I have just had a lovely afternoon down at one of the local bowling clubs. It is not the club that I am joining, but is in our area. They hold open ‘roll-ups’ every Tuesday and every second Saturday. This is the second time I have gone to this other club and I must sayContinue reading “If only life was like a game of bowls!”
It’s a good life, in a lovely community!
I have had a busy weekend so far. So busy, I can’t really remember what I did yesterday! Today I went and played bowls for about the fourth time and I had a really good time. As happened last weekend, I had some very good bowls and a couple of really terrible ones. At leastContinue reading “It’s a good life, in a lovely community!”
The Parkies Poet…
The Parkies Poet She is the Parkies Poet she says ‘the Parkies Poet am I’She sits there at the keyboard and watches her fingers flyShe sits and writes a poem, it may be happy or sadJust sits and writes a poem, and hope it won’t turn badIt may not be about Parkies, the topics canContinue reading “The Parkies Poet…”
My journey with Parkinsons 