Dementia 

Dementia Does Not Discriminate

This post is not funny, clever, or witty (not that my others are either! lol) and probably won’t appeal to many of you, but it is sincere. As promised, I said I would pass on things about dementia as I learnt about them, and if nothing else, Dad and I have hopefully helped others by raising awareness of Alzheimers and of the challenges we face as a family. We are not looking for sympathy, we just want to make a difference and educate others. Dad has degraded in recent months…

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Gastro on a Plane – A Sh*t Story!

Gastro on a plane – is there anything worse? We were returning from our first big family holiday in Queensland when all of a sudden about 30 mins into the flight I got this rumble in my stomach that said ” Uh-oh..this better not develop until we get back to Adelaide?”. I leant over to my wife Tanya and whispered “my guts is starting to hurt, it’s not good”. The more I thought about not going into the tiny airplane toilet cubicle, the more my stomach churned. This battle raged…

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