THE DEMENTIA DIARIES OF NANNY JUNE

The One With The Over Sentimental Poetry A thousand of your moments now lost to us in time. The person in that photo, your first job,...

The One With The F Word. We had the annual Care Plan Review from the social worker yesterday. Our 6th, if not 7th different social worker...

The One With The Lost Voice. Loss can take many forms. We can lose a life, lose our keys, lose our patience, lose track of time... Nanny...

The One With A Story. Nanny June used to write stories - nothing was ever published (although not for the want of trying). Although in...

The One Without The Zombie Cruiseship People who have followed Nanny June’s Dementia Diary since Day 1 might remember One To Watch Renee....

The One With The Bookcases and the Fairy Lights. Today at work we had dementia training. The most excellent Joan from the Dementia...

The One With The Sheet Sniffing & Wind In Inappropriate Places. A day after the hottest day of the year, the only way it was possible to...

The One With The Guilt Trip This has been one of the longest gaps in seeing Nanny June since she went into the care home. Apart from the...

The one with the toenails and the birthday cake. The New Day June 6th To be given a new day is to be given a new lease of life. Don’t...

The one with the wardrobe malfunction. A message came in from the care home for me to call the EMI unit. They’d like to chat with me...

The one with the Saturday afternoon and ditching the beaker. Sometimes it feels like a very fake relationship with Nanny June. I...

The One with Bluebells and The Mary Whitehouse Experience. While having yet another sort out I found two loose pages of the sporadic...

The one with the Easter Bunnies and knickers of dubious repute. Treats were in store today for Nanny June as she not only experienced the...

The one with a Little Chimney and a random duck called Kate. When someone goes into a care home there is a lot to process practically, as...

The one with Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day is a time of real conflict for me. The ghosts of Mother’s Day Past, Present and Future haunt me...

The One With A Funeral And No Body. Why didn't the skeleton go to the party? Because he had no body to go with. Obviously. Dementia is...

When I was 16 I did work experience in an elderly care home and I could not comprehend how to even begin to relate. I grew up with...