Norrms

Originally Posted by Norrms

The Birth
Of
Dementia Awareness Day
17th Sept 2011
Worldwide
Well, for once I really don’t know where to start!!LOL. To say the day was a success is the biggest understatement the world has ever heard LOL. The moment we opened the door at 11am to the moment we closed them 5 hours later at 4pm we were so busy it was like being at Harrods in a January sales!!LOL (not that I have ever shopped in Harrods LOL)
At 11-30am practically half of Torquay’s councillors

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Originally Posted by Norrms

Facing
Dementia
Alone

Those three words in the title of this blog cause`s chills to spill down my spine, how about you?? If not, they should do!

As someone with a diagnosis of Dementia I know firsthand how much a struggle day to day activates are and I have the best support in the worlds as far as I’m concerned. I could never in my wildest dreams imagine the horror of facing this thing on my own, but many do.

What happens on a daily basis,

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Hello all, after all the recent events i would just like to say i have had the best day for ages, and of course it included my grandchildren. The sun was warm on our backs and the sea was deep blue as we walked along Paignton beach with Jack, aged 3 and a bit and Mkenzie aged 6. Elaine and me walked hand in hand as we watched the little ones running along the beach, picking up seashells and daring the waves to come and get them. Is it just me or does anybody else get a little emotional when you ...

Hiya all, well believe it or not its a very sunny day here today in Torquay, and we have just come back from a drive to Teignmouth just down the coast. Elaine is baking our son in Bolton a couple of coconut cakes to take up with us tomorrow (he put his order in last week !!LOL ) with a bit of luck i might get a couple of individual almond cakes mmm yum yum. going to Bolton tomorrow but only reason for it is to look after mum for a while, really miss her at times but we speak every day on the phone, ...

Hiya all, just come back from a wonderful walk along Paignton seafront . The sun was shining and the sky was blue. With the amount of people about you would have thought it was Easter !! mums and dads with their children on the beach digging away, couples walking hand in hand (At all ages thankfully) along the prom, it was wonderful to be outside agin and breathing fresh air, i hate being stuck in !!LOL On the way down the prom we saw some people walking towards us without their coats on and ...