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I'm lost down the Dymphna rabbit hole
I spent the past two weeks in a blur of research and writing about the history of community care. A while ago I decided to send it out as a series of newsletters as a way to get myself to stop editing and move on with it. Only, as I was in the middle of sending out the chapters, I stumbled on new information that changed my understanding of the story significantly. Instead of it being a coherent narrative, it kept jumping the track as I went along.
I let the story sit for a while and then I set aside time to re-write the draft to blend later discoveries into the earlier chapters. Only, once again, when doing a quick search to take care of a « fill in this gap » note I’d left for myself, I discovered something big that changes my understanding of the whole story.
I can’t think about anything but forgotten rituals and the impact of the French Revolution on care, so I bring you links…
On the choice between prioritizing our own needs and the needs of someone else [podcast]
On how much volunteering can provide purpose and joy to the lives of seniors
On how PIP allows disabled people to realize their capabilities
On the deep joy of midlife friendship
On the impact of rehoming things we don’t need anymore
On imagining our own futures of living with dementia
On having a job where we help people in a world where our helping systems have dark histories
On who makes decisions for older adults (by a company who wants to sell to the decision makers)
On avoiding getting fleeced by US medical costs
Pilot programs sending patients to rehab at home
And a reminder that usually I add links to the care work library on our website, where we also publish original stories by caregivers.
