by wonderersheart | Jan 12, 2013 | Carers and caring, Dead or dying |
I thought: all this is only preparation For learning, at last, how to die. A Mistake — Czeslaw Milosz I am at my Mum’s bedside. My friend Katy recommended a book that contains advice about dying processes. It is a valuable resource for anyone who is sitting with...
by wonderersheart | Jan 5, 2013 | Carers and caring, Dead or dying |
I am caring for a family member who is dying. If it were listed in DSM, her condition could be labeled as a fatal life disorder, not depression, but cancer. This is no noble battle, her opponent made an insidious surprise attack, the condition is, incurable. Game...
by wonderersheart | Nov 27, 2012 | Carers and caring, Look after yourself |
The winning entries from the Black Dog Institute’s 2012 writing competition about tips for carers. There are valuable tips for carers about self care and support. It might sound like a silly question but perhaps it is one we should ask more often – who...
by wonderersheart | Nov 7, 2012 | Carers and caring, Look after yourself, Stigma |
Earlier this year I entered a writing competition. The brief was to write an inspiring story about Walking the Tightrope – Caring for Someone with Depression or Bipolar Disorder. I didn’t write the expected tale of a selfless carer. My entry was not a...
by wonderersheart | Jan 28, 2012 | Carers and caring, Look after yourself, Mottsu and me |
I have sat through more aircraft safety demonstrations than I can count. “A loss of oxygen at altitude may lead to a loss on consciousness. If emergency oxygen is required your mask will appear from above you pull down on it firmly to activate the flow of oxygen...
by wonderersheart | Sep 30, 2011 | Carers and caring, Mental health support and community, Stigma
I’m troubled by R U OK? Day. Something has been niggling at the edge of my thoughts and I am concerned that R U OK? Day might not be entirely OK for some. Well not the day so much as the question… I have sat with my consternation for awhile trying to...
