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Do the years pass quicker as we get older? It certainly feels that way. We are almost at the end of 2023, skidding towards 2024… Read More »Towards the end of 2023

Memory loss and other losses associated with neurocognitive impairment (dementia) do not necessarily lead to a loss of “self”. Within the biomedical model, it is… Read More »Preserving a sense of Self

So many platitudes around death and dying. So many empty words and Hallmark quotes…. I constantly pick up the phone to quickly phone her, or… Read More »Mourning and loss.

Nou is Ma se stoel leeg. Ek lê op die bank soos altyd, die kaggel brand. Die wind waai. Ma sê my nie aan om… Read More »Haar stoel is leeg

The reality of living with dementia can be devastating. Join us for a four-part conversation where we explore this experience and discuss tools and resources… Read More »Join us for this online workshop!

 We again arrive early for our appointment for the scan. Bill has become very anxious about time and gets easily agitated if he needs… Read More »The scan

Ek het ophou skryf oor my Ma omdat sy so gelukkig was in die Ouetehuis. Haar kamer was die eerste een op links by die… Read More »My Ma is dood.

My dear friend has been given about fourteen months to live by the oncologists. It is absurd. As we have drinks in Noordhoek overlooking the… Read More »Towards The End

What happens to people in solitary confinement? I listened to this TED talk on my way to meet a friend this morning. According to the… Read More »Solitary Confinement

Robert Andrew is an Australian artist and descendant of the Yawuru people. His art installation at the Institute of Modern Art in Brisbane is technically… Read More »Brisbane