Day: 20 October 2026

When Your Wife Has Dementia — What Does Love Become?”

She Still Knows Who I Am I was inspired to write this diary entry after a telephone conversation with a very old friend, now 87 years of age. I began in my usual fashion by announcing that I had made a note in my diary to ring him up, annoy him and generally try to wind him up, although I have never been particularly successful in this endeavour. He took it in good part, as always, but the...

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A New Set of Teeth, Bath Rush Hour and a Bowl of Porridge

This morning I visited my dentist for what might reasonably be described as the full works: the replacement of both my upper and lower dentures. My dentist, David Morley, whom I have known and greatly respected since I first became his patient in 2016, has looked after me through a considerable amount of dental activity over the years. Out of curiosity, I asked the receptionist how many...

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