Its something to think carefully about if working full-time, and when I started mum was relatively OK, but as time went by it got harder. Your grandchildren have both done well to complete let alone get a distinction
I can imagine at the time in 1958 that you thought the pager was a great idea. Yes history does repeat itself unfortunately, whats that saying 'those who forget their past, are condemned to repeat it' -George Santayana. Here we are going backwards in terms of health and social care.
Technology is the way forward, and there is a big change coming in the next 20 years in the health service -which can only be a good thing, lets hope some of that technology is developed in dementia care.
I will go to my graduation, I just wish the circumstances were better, but I'm sure on the day I'll buck up and make the most of it