dementia – 健康 Jiànkāng

Trials, Tribulations & Jubilation

The importance of a daily respite routine for care givers.

Sleepless Nights & Dementia Rages

It’s been a tough few nights for me, doing the night shift with mum. She doesn’t sleep much and last night was particularly brutal, she has kept me up for three nights in a row. From 2am in the morning she was shouting and screaming at me and made me cry. I ended up callingContinue reading “Sleepless Nights & Dementia Rages”

Dementia and Living Grief – Part Two

As my mum’s dementia condition progresses, I try and balance the demands of caregiving with my personal well-being.

Small Steps = Big Wins

I’m now on my last full day in Hong Kong before I fly back home and I am reflecting on my time here. I had crazy anxiety and panic attacks leading up to this trip, and whilst some of my fears did come to fruition, my time here also meant I could confront those challengesContinue reading “Small Steps = Big Wins”

Food and Bonding

If there’s one thing that can bring people together (besides music!), one of life’s greatest pleasures is food. My mum used to own a takeaway in her younger years. I always remember watching her do the food prep for the many dishes that were on the menu. We would accompany mum to the supermarket whereContinue reading “Food and Bonding”