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September 2011 - Norrms

  • Thoughts from the weekend

    Moving On As I sat there last night, the whole enormity of what we had all just done over the D.A.D weekend hit me. It hit me in waves, time and time again until it drained my body and mind like a whirlpool emptying, and when it had finished empty is...
  • Launch of Dementia Helpcards

    The last few months Elaine and myself have been working alongside the Alz Soc uk and the SWDPG to produce a set of cards called "WHAT WORKS" I am pleased to announce that they have asked me to launch them in Bristol on OCT 7th (Please see picture...
  • BBC Radio Interview

    Hiya all, this is my interview from last night on BBC Radio Devon, i am on from about 7mins 20 secs, hope its ok, Elaine is also on it and she is fantastic, there is to be a follow up programme at 10pm next sunday night Graham Torrington Night Time: 18...
  • We made the Nationals, good luck for D.A.d day

    Thank you so much JRF, best wishes, Norrms Dear all – thought you might like to see my blog for UK Dementia Awareness Day (tomorrow) which has been posted on the Guardian website. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/joepublic/2011/sep/16/dementia...
  • Please share this film about dementia with everybody you know

    Dear Uniting Carers Members Please do have a look at the links below to a film we have made to support Norrms and Elaine McNamara and Dementia Awareness day on Saturday 17th September . Norrm's and Elaine are members of Uniting Carers and spoke last...
  • Food colourings and funding

    Someone was discussing with me last week about the possibilities of Food colorings and e numbers have on Dementia, and how little funding there is these days, please see my answer. When Alzheimer’s was first recorded over 100 years ago there were...
  • After The Storm

    AFTER THE STORM Well, this is one blog I would always hope I would write but wasn’t too sure until I got the all clear yesterday from the hospital. Being given a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s is without a doubt one of the most devastating pieces...
  • Turn of the Tide

    TURN OF THE TIDE Hiya, yesterday I wrote about the winds of change, today we have just come back from a long walk along Torquay seafront, and its whilst I am walking I have some of my inspirations and ideas about my illness, this one is no exception,...
    Published 5 Sep 2011 9:53 AM by Norrms
  • WINDS OF CHANGE !!

    Winds Of Change We had a walk through Cockington Village today and as we walked through the most picturesque village you can ever imagine, with Thatched cottages and woodlands, as we turned a corner, the wind came from nowhere. It hit us face on and took...
    Published 3 Sep 2011 4:54 PM by Norrms
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