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Author Archives: john graham
Tangled Web
“Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive” This quotation from Sir Walter Scott, sums up well the outcome of the political debate in the run up to the 2010 election, on funding of elderly care … Continue reading
Silence is Golden
I am waking up in London at the Dorchester Hotel in the lap of luxury. In the middle of the City with Hyde Park on one side and Berkley Square a few streets in the other direction. According to the … Continue reading
How did we become such a burden!
(Unraveling the demographic and economic clash.) Everyone agrees there are a lot more older people around these days because they are all living longer. Trouble is they are also a lot frailer which is why they are costing so much … Continue reading
Happiness and Healthiness are Linked!
What a surprise! More money being spent to prove something that Grannies’ common sense could tell you for nothing. Yet another research study in America, at the University of Kentucky – this time by sticking needles into students – not … Continue reading
Lucy died today
I assisted Lucy to die today. Although she could not tell me her wishes at the end, I thought I had to be cruel to be kind. She had been a valued member of our family for 20 years, and … Continue reading
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Lest we forget
Dementia is an illness which through its actions society most wants to forget. The forgotten army are the hundreds of thousands of carers, usually spouses or devoted daughters desperately holding on to a loved-one who is slowly disappearing before their eyes. … Continue reading
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