May 27, 2016
Nick Payne’s short, intense play Elegy, currently playing at the Donmar Warehouse, is undoubtedly clever and thought-provoking, but it left me feeling curiously underwhelmed. The acting, from its three protagonists, particularly Zoe Wanamaker as Lorna, a late...
May 18, 2016
A few days ago when out walking Bert, I bumped into someone I hadn’t seen for years and the two of us stood chatting for a good ten minutes or so before resuming our paths with our respective dogs – hers, a lovely black Labrador called Rye. Our exchange, though,...
May 7, 2016
As part of my website revamp I’d intended to ditch the Mum tab (above) which – despite my best intentions – is hardly ever used. The fact is I now blog almost exclusively about dementia. It was only because the very basic framework of my website wouldn’t allow me to...
Apr 24, 2016
I caught a fascinating programme on the radio the other day. A group of people who had campaigned to end disability discrimination in the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s gathered to share memories in The Reunion on Radio 4. Their discussion was chaired by Sue MacGregor, who...
Mar 31, 2016
“Twitter is utterly pointless”. So says John Humphrys, Mastermind inquisitor and veteran presenter of the BBC’s flagship current affairs Today programme. I know Radio 4’s resident Rottweiler isn’t everyone’s cup of early morning tea, but as a fellow journalist I...
Mar 17, 2016
Not being able to retrieve memories is one of the many cruel symptoms of dementia. I have written a short memoir about the poignant moment when my mum, in the early stages of the condition, told me that she’d cried herself to sleep the night before because she...
