jan's journey

Brain.

It is awhile since I have sat down to write a blog.

Typically I have forgotten how or to choose the area in which to write a few lines. I have trouble on filling out forms, it is a weakness and lost

since I had my stokes.

It is hard to believe that it is a month from Christmas day and another almost gone. What a year it has been. Good and Bad and everything in between.

Good year for me but I have slowed down to what I was doing volunteering. However, I am doing plenty I am not giving up as I am sure if I do not use my brain I will loose what I have and I have to keep "MOVING" whether it is in the garden,cleaning being in the water doing some exercises.

This year I am trying to help others by just listening and helping them. I am still involved with Rights in Action (Advocacy) for people who are vulnerable with disabilities, The Cairns Language Centre where I occassionally help and life in general. Recently I had two children from PNG for a fortnight. These two had never been out of PNG by themselves before. 13 and 9. I had them for a fortnight never again it was way too much for me. I ended up exhausted,emotional and basically burnt out.We went out everyday and did things like ten pin bowling. Going on a train trip, shopping centres, lagoon different activities things like a bus and train as they had never been on either before. Things we take for granted that are available. Think it took me a couple of weeks to get back to normal.

Getting too old.!!!!

I am sure I have messed this up by putting these words here as it is not on a new postinng. This is a start of me trying to blog again.

I will be ring Diana or someone to talk me through this again.