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    'Losing Someone' to dementia: Sally's blog uses some poetic license
    Sally
    • Dec 8, 2017
    • 1 min

    'Losing Someone' to dementia: Sally's blog uses some poetic license

    I recently read this poem about losing a loved one by Henry Scott Holland. It seemed really pertinent to apply this to the feeling that...
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    'I wouldn't bother' - Try to keep a dry eye while Sally remembers her Dad, 93, before de
    Sally
    • Nov 27, 2017
    • 3 min

    'I wouldn't bother' - Try to keep a dry eye while Sally remembers her Dad, 93, before de

    I have called this ‘I wouldn’t bother’, because this was something my Dad said an awful lot, when he didn’t want a fuss. And I know now...
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    A wife’s standpoint – how it all began……..
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Nov 23, 2017
    • 2 min

    A wife’s standpoint – how it all began……..

    The Consultant did not mention dementia.
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    Things I wish someone had told me:  Sally's fantastic new blog
    Sarah Whitebloom
    • Nov 20, 2017
    • 4 min

    Things I wish someone had told me: Sally's fantastic new blog

    Always be mindful, you never know the minute....a time will come when you will miss this
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