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Men’s Group Update – Wheels Fall Off Literally

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      Today I have broken 3 holesaws, bent drill bits, and had to cut up a broom handle into pieces to make wheels for my toy car activity today for the Men’s Group. While drilling the holes I looked down to find a huntsman spider crawling up my leg. He is also now broken. ( refer pic near holesaws) If any residents walk off from this activity today there are gonna be some legs broken as well! You would think after selling power tools for over 15 years I…

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Dementia 

Men’s Group Update – Putting Proves a Hit

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  To me this pic represents a HUGE WIN for the Men’s Group in the Memory Support Unit at my Dad’s nursing home. After the disaster last week when all the residents abandoned my shoe shine activity in under 6 minutes, this week we achieved the opposite result: 100% participation. Everyone was engaged for over an hour.( we had to eventually tell them to go back to their rooms). The ladies spectated for a short while then left us men to it. ( our new man cave) Everyone cheered and…

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Men’s Group – My New Adventure

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As many of you know I volunteer for Alzheimers Australia to raise awareness for the disease in the community. I am also pleased to announce that I am also volunteering at my Dad’s Memory Support Unit (Care Facility) in a ‘hands on’ capacity as a co-ordinator of the ‘Men’s Group’ . I am really excited to be working with men with dementia and especially in a field that needs developing. It is so much different to sales, yet rewarding in a completely different way. I am looking at ways to…

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