But I did spend in Woollahra, the only place apart from Bundeena where I can buy my favourite fruit loaf, 3 of them to freeze, and my favourite Irrawarra granola. I’ve asked the makers to help me track down suppliers out here in the sticks but it can’t be done apparently. Looked in Kidstuff for a game for Millie but thought everything looked overpriced and underexciting. I chuffed off to Woollahra and mooched in Simon Johnson, buying cheeses for First Saturday (Italian gorgonzola was one mmm-mm) instead of the cake I had intended to make. Luckily I had gone in with him or else he would have gone out the front to wait for me, but I was able to explain that the treatment wasn’t finished, in fact it hadn’t begun. That was completed but then he wanted to go home thinking that we were all done. Picked up John about 9 to go to Nelune for his treatment, but first we needed to go to the floor above to get a blood test done for his haematology appointment next week. Only writing a little bit as the blog is currently down, but hopefully will be all fixed tomorrow. But did it help me work out how to help John? Not really, it’s just a day at a time, changing tack as the illness does. Have a pity party if you need to, but set a timer for how long you can sit around feeling sorry for yourself, then get up and do something positive for yourself. Ask yourself if your actions are helping or harming, it’s your judgment, not someone else’s. Don’t lose what you’ve got grieving over what you’ve lost. One segment that I found somewhat interesting were the tips: 1. Three people were looking after elderly mothers and two had partners with dementia. It was more about looking after me whereas I wanted more strategies for looking after John. There were 5 participants, well 6 but one left at the morning tea break, and 3 presenters. Today was an all-day Dementia Australia workshop, held at Castle Hill RSL, but luckily I didn’t sight a person on a poker machine so that’s a positive.
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