Big Ideas for Small Gardens
Clever ways to enhance New Zealand outdoor spaces, from the book Big Ideas for Small Gardens by Carol Bucknell and Sally Tagg (Penguin NZ). Consider a contemporary potager garden for…
Booklet: Delirium – Information for patients, family / whānau & friends
This booklet produced by the Waitemata DHB provides information to family, whānau, and visitors of people with delirium. Delirium, or acute confusion, can be alarming for the sufferer and family providing…
Double Vision!
Melda and Graham Townsley work as a team to ensure that Graham retains his independence and quality of life despite his worsening vision. By Sara Rogers Melda Townsley believes a…
Carer stories: Polio Then + Now
Two Family Care readers share their inspiring stories about living with, and caring for a family member with polio. Edith Morris contracted polio as a child, and like many New…
Carer Story: We’re All Going on a Summer Holiday!
The annual family post-Christmas vacation to Whangamata was the event of the year. Five weeks of sunshine, endless hours of boogie boarding, fish and chips with the town’s entire seagull…
Life Coach: Let Go!
Lighten you life ( and your mind) by releasing old habits, possessions and attitudes, says coach Richard Blakeborough As a young man I attended boarding school on the North Yorkshire…
Reader Story: Catheter Self-Management
New Plymouth Family Care reader Frank Gaze shares his trials and tribulations of catheter self-management.
Tips And Advice: Nine Rules To Travel By!
Family Care reader Kirsten Gregory recalls the Central Otago holiday she shared with her twin sister following Catherine’s serious injury and intensive rehabilitation. Kirsten has provided nine suggestions to help…
