This week is The Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Awareness Week (15th – 20th May), and this year’s focus is to encourage anyone who is worried about dementia to confront their concerns and get in touch. If you’re worried that you, or someone close to you, might have dementia, the National Dementia… Continue reading
Talking about dying can be awkward and painful, but according to recent research 71% of the public agree that if people in Britain felt more comfortable discussing dying, death and bereavement it would be easier to have our end of life wishes met (ComRes 2015). The Dying Matters coalition was founded… Continue reading
Growing Old Grace-fully led two short sessions recently for people wanting to know more about Growing A Dementia-Friendly Parish at St Joseph’s, Pudsey and St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Shipley. Thank you to everyone who supported these hour-long sessions which resulted in 21 new Dementia Friends. Having Dementia Friends… Continue reading
This Eastertide, May we be blessed with the promise of rebirth wherever we are and whoever we may be. May the birds carol and rejoice that we are all alive under one sky May our spirits unfurl like a sunflower following the arc of light And may we all feel… Continue reading
One of our trustees, Pippa, led a talk about Dementia within a Charismatic Day in our Diocese in the context of The Year of Mercy. Pippa defined Mercy in this context principally as compassion. Fr Keen’s quotation is particularly relevant for those living with dementia and their carers. Mercy is the willingness to… Continue reading
Did you know that 1 in 5 people over 50 don’t have children and by 2030, there will be 2 million people over 65 without children. Ageing without Children (AWOC), a charity that aims to help people ageing without children live a later life free of the free fear of ageing… Continue reading
“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come” Alfred Tennyson At Growing Old Grace-fully we have all sat down together at the beginning of this month to think about where we need to focus our efforts in the coming year. We have asked the questions “What is the difference we want to… Continue reading
May the joy of the angels, The wonder of the shepherds, And the peace of the Christ Child, Fill your hearts this Christmas time; And may God’s blessing be with you, now and for always. Amen. We wish you all a peaceful Christmas. Thank you to everyone who has shown interest… Continue reading
‘Bearing fruit’ is seen as a very positive image while ‘going to seed’ often indicates that someone is past their best and perhaps even somewhat decrepit. Yet the farmer and the gardener often strive for plants to go to seed so that the species continues and will fruit another year.… Continue reading
People gathered at Wheeler Hall in Leeds this Autumn from all over our Diocese to reflect on older people’s gifts to the Church and to society. Community Theologian and best-selling author Ann Morisy led the morning session. Ann’s keynote address included space for discussion and we were invited to consider… Continue reading
