‘When driving in the Australian bush and you see a kangaroo on the road, all the old farmers used to tell me that it’s not the one you see that will get you, it’s the one you don’t see.
Dementia: This is our story
We were lying in bed one day and I’m just leaning on my elbows like this and she’s there looking up at me and talking and she just said – Who are you?
I am not ready for my parents to be old
‘So, I had lunch with mum and dad yesterday and I just realised how much they’ve aged, and I don’t think I’m ready, I’m not ready for the change!’
I Remember When
Have you ever heard or used the saying, ‘I remember when…’? Remembering who we are is important to us.
The day Mum disappeared
‘I remember just driving around the neighbourhood, relentless, looking for Mum. This would’ve been seven or eight hours and by this stage; I was in tears. I’m just thinking, “Where could she be? Please, God, be with her.”’
