Category Archives: Alzheimer’s

Thanks Tagore

Posted on August 14, 2017 by admin

  Thanks Tagore On Saturday, I had the pleasure of appearing at the Vancouver Tagore Society’s West Coast Tagore Festival 2017. I was one of eight reading with Ariadne Sawyer of World Poetry and World Poetry Café on Co-op Radio … Continue reading →

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About Feeling Tired: The Power of Sleep

Posted on August 11, 2017 by admin

  ABOUT FEELING TIRED   The Power of Sleep   Do you sometimes feel fatigued from your care-giving duties? Of course you do. We all do. Even during our ordinary working lives we burn too much of the candle and … Continue reading →

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I fooled her and startled the star

Posted on August 7, 2017 by admin

  I fooled her and startled the star I fooled her and startled the star. We were on holiday. We reached Ottawa. Loved the place. Favourite spot: the grand, unbelievable library, inside and out, of the Parliament buildings. This is … Continue reading →

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No Holiday for Me

Posted on August 4, 2017 by admin

***HEY FOLKS:  Pictures are back. Whoop-eee!!!   No Holiday for Me H. W. Bryce Work day calls, work day grows, Late to home, nobody knows Where the time went, it’s totally lost; It’s not coming back, pay the cost. Early … Continue reading →

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Full circle: Circle of life

Posted on July 31, 2017 by admin

Full Circle Circle of Life from Gael Schwalm Fisher of Ontario (mostly her words, she said) With her permission My Dearest Sara Jane Elaine… One day I will repeat the same things twice… I will repeat the good old days … Continue reading →

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There Is No End Date Set on Love

Posted on July 28, 2017 by admin

  There Is No End Date Put on Love There is no end date put on grief, No limit placed on loss, You can grieve, long as you please, Take your time to find your ease… There are ways that … Continue reading →

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I Am No Friend of Dementia

Posted on July 24, 2017 by admin

  http://www.spring.org.uk/2014/08/10-ways-to-prevent-alzheimers-disease.php SORRY FOLKS. SOMETHING HAS GONE DREADFULLY WRONG WITH MY SYSTEM. IT SIMPLY WON’T POST PICTURES TODAY. I Am No Friend of Dementia came about because, on the internet I was asked to join Friends of Dementia. I Am … Continue reading →

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