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A Year On….

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It’s just over a year since A Last Journey was published and it’s been quite a year. I’ve been busy giving talks and readings all over Scotland to dementia groups, carers, Meeting Centres, the University of the Third Age, and Probus. I’ve been on the radio and taken part in an online seminar at Dundee University.

Setting up ready for a talk

My most recent talk was at Probus in Longniddry with a very receptive audience.

I’m also a member of Edinburgh Festival Theatre’s Focus group for their dementia programme and discuss and suggest ideas with them. I also write the Hidden Lives column for their DementiArts magazine.

And to add even more, I’m part of the Haddington singing group who entertain at care homes and other social groups throughout East Lothian.

No wonder it’s been a busy and very satisfying year!

A Final Race

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Bill earned many medals during his life for running in races of various lengths. He was most proud of the ones he gained for marathons, including two London ones. One of those medals was buried with him.

But there were many others; some at the beginning of his racing career were only for 5k or 10k lengths but as he became fitter and more experienced he ran longer ones, including many half marathons and culminating in full 26 mile marathons.

Despite his healthy lifestyle, dementia caught up with him and although he gave it everything he could to beat it, it won.

Read about his life in A Last Journey. It’s available from Lumphanan Press or from Amazon but without all the amazing photos!

‘A Last Journey’ Launched!

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This is the story of our lives abroad and home in Scotland before Lewy Body Dementia got its claws into Bill and destroyed his life.

The launch was held at the Festival Theatre, Edinburgh where friends and family gathered to hear me talk about the book and how it came about. Alex Howard, Creative Engagement Coordinator for the theatre was the emcee and introduced the readings and took questions from the floor.

A Last Journey is available from https://lumphananpress.co.uk/bookshop/ or from Amazon.