Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty?

Exactly 2 weeks ago, my husband and I were running along a beautiful stretch of road and I blogged about it in ‘Living with Dementia–Enjoying the Present Moment‘ http://hollyeburne.com/alzheimers-and-related-dementia/living-with-dementia-enjoying-the-present-moment/ The shortened version is that I was enjoying the sunshine and the rainbow of colours around it yet Dave could only see the dark clouds in the distance. We had different perspectives. I used this situation as a metaphor... 

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When One Door Closes–Another One Opens

Last year I wrote an article titled “When One Door Closes—Another One Opens”. I want you to read it because I have a postscript to my story… It is June 30, 2009 and in 7 months, the eyes of the world will be focused on Vancouver, Canada, for the 2010 Winter Olympics. My dream for the past 28 years has been to be part of this magnificent event–not as an athlete, but as part of the volunteer medical team. I have spent hundreds of hours travelling the world with our national and elite... 

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Flowing with Dementia

I just came back from a run and had an interesting detour along the way. There is a creek along side our road and as I was passing a culvert (a steel tunnel which allows the creek to flow under the road) I noticed that the water was backing up. A few weeks ago, a beaver or human made a dam with twigs and branches creating a reservoir on one side of it. The water was stagnant and algae were blooming. On the other side of the culvert, the stream was a trickle. This scene reminded me of my first year... 

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