My nan loves raffles and carrot cake, and also has dementia
My nan loves raffles and carrot cake, and also has dementia
"I choose to remember her as she was: full of life and pride, clapping and hooting as I danced in the living room. This memory – although unravelled by time – feels far more real to me than the present."
SBS Article published on the Voices page in 2023.
She likes to eat carrot cake and drink tea with lots of sugar, and every time she hangs up the phone she says, “Ta-ta, pet.” And then blows lots of kisses. Always kisses, even now. My nan is also dying of dementia.