Ros's Story

  Roz on Family It is four thirty in the morning South African time. I woke up at about 3am in our darkened room.  My thoughts of my life and learning flashing through my mind.  Reflecting  on this past year.  A year of heartbreak and not belonging.  For 24 years I believed in a miracle of a blended family that was strong, filled with love and compassion. My admiration for the fortitude and strength each family member displayed.   I had believed that I was a big part of the successes I was witnessing in each separate family households.  I had laughed, cried, hoped, endured their challenges even believing I meant something .  Felt responsible, privileged and felt that I’d loved enough, taught something, given a huge part of myself!  My loving each child like my own perhaps more so because I was fulfilling a promise.  I never asked for the task! Nor did I have an expectation.  My nature is to love all people especially small...

My thoughts on  Dimentia  Why does this debilitating decease have to rob you of time with your partner, your love and your dignity. What I have learned has been overwhelming and daunting. The Many forms of dementia that affect everyone differently. Yes under the umbrella of Alzheimer’s are many layers and trying to understand it or fathom when it truly began.  just like there are many versions of Cancer no two are ever the same!  You suddenly wake up to being on an island where the people you once thought would be there help you through this and give you the moral support all detach themselves and watch from a distance the small snippets and form expert opinions. Heart breaking and soul destroying. What are the  habits of a sufferer and why do the  Symptoms differ so. Behaviour  Becomes Noticeable Number sequence becomes difficult and daily routines can cause stress.  Medications and cross over prescriptions can affect the overall day to day. Lear...