The 12th September is RUOK ? Day. A day which Gary Larkin began in 2009 after his own father died by suicide. Soon after his father’s death, Gary himself started to have suicidal thoughts. As an advertising executive, he used his marketing skills and high-profile contacts to create a national day of awareness to encourage […]
RUOK Day and Faecal Incontinence following a 3rd or 4th degree tear Read More »
Panorama Sound of Music bus Is it too corny to start a blog about Salzburg off with that title? I have been totally into corny over the past few days and so I am going the Full Monty and writing the corny blog. I have loved the Sound of Music for as long as I
The Hills are Alive…… Read More »
Summer landscape of the Odle Mountains in the Dolomites taken from above Seceda at the end of the Fermeda chairlift I always feel a little guilty when we head off for another holiday overseas, but on the eve of our 2019 trip, I want to justify why in recent years we are heading OS so
Beware: A serious amount of ‘Mountain Spam’ is coming Read More »
The sacrifices I make in the name of health prevention – plastering a photo of me in my pj’s ready for my sleep study on the internet! It’s taken me over two years to write this blog on my own sleep apnoea diagnosis and subsequent treatment. I’ve been keen to do it but other blogs
The Sleep Apnoea and Dementia link: Get yourself checked pronto! Read More »
Grief is something we all have to deal with at different times of our lives. Sometimes it starts with a pet dying or of course worse, a grandfather. If we are young, it’s difficult to understand what has happened and the people around us often have trouble talking about death and dying. But grief can
Some strategies to help deal with grief Read More »
Strong language (in this week’s blog) warning (Mum)! My edition of Celeste Barber’s book I have just finished Celeste Barber’s first book Challenge Accepted and I can’t recommend it enough – yes it’s a good laugh but mostly it’s a prophetic look at handling growing up and surviving living in a SoMe* saturated life. Her insights
Celeste Barber: Author of the best self-help book for teenagers Read More »
Hello Islington We flew into London which was swathed in a greyness which I have heard has barely lifted over the past 6 weeks. We whinge a bit about our endless sunshine but I know most Londoners crave a blue sky and the need to squint their eyes when they go outside and relish any
London: The final travel blog 2018 trip Read More »
Sunshine Beach, 2018 Christmas for me is the beach, family time, walks on the beach, fishing, reading on the beach, eating a little too much, falling asleep on the beach. You can see there’s a common theme here. And it isn’t the beach. It’s that it’s all about me. It’s a little selfish. Now I
Have yourself a very Merry Christmas Read More »
Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao by day The eerie colours and shadows by night of The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao I have wanted to visit Bilbao for many years, ever since I first saw the first image of The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. I followed up this first image with some research into how Frank Gehry, the architect
Bilbao Precioso – more travel blogging Read More »
Pair of oldies (over 60s) at Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Australia’s population is ageing. There is an explosion of people aged over 60 about to present itself to the health care system of Australia. The general consensus if you ask the much older population (my mother, her friends and relatives) is that the health care system
Ageism in health care Read More »