Tag: economics

The post it has taken five tries to write

I began writing a few different pieces for Donnas Lessons in recent days, but part way through I have been becoming exhausted. I simply cannot recount long stretches of the last few years without having the stress, fear, anxiety and ‘fight or flight’ responses from starting to take over my thoughts and feelings before I… Continue reading The post it has taken five tries to write

Summer Epilogue

Well! Mom returned from a respite away on Tuesday, a few days back. The weather was uncooperative with the possibility of getting away– I truly wanted to get into the woods, but it was not to be– yet I did manage to feel very much refreshed. Even being in my home alone will give me… Continue reading Summer Epilogue

How a pair of shoes almost cost Mom her home

[From Patreon, written July 6, 2018] Most often when I sit down to write things about life helping Mom, unless I’m venting some stress for that day, I’m writing up and accentuating the positives. But I want to tell a cautionary tale to other caregivers and, hopefully, the larger society for those who would help… Continue reading How a pair of shoes almost cost Mom her home

Woman, 87, with dementia forced to sleep outside after being made homeless

Joe Roberts Wednesday 1 Aug 2018 A frail 87-year-old dementia sufferer is comforted by her son in a hotel room after spending a night sleeping rough next to a canal in Birmingham. Unemployed Darius Nenius, 45, and his mother Irena were made homeless two weeks ago when his benefits stopped and he ran out of… Continue reading Woman, 87, with dementia forced to sleep outside after being made homeless

The Answer to the Coming Elder Crisis Begins at Home

I am not interested in dry economic socialism. We are fighting against misery, but we are also fighting against alienation. One of the fundamental objectives of Marxism is to remove interest, the factor of individual interest, and gain, from people’s psychological motivations. Marx was preoccupied both with economic factors and with their repercussions on the… Continue reading The Answer to the Coming Elder Crisis Begins at Home

Dementia is set to become a $2 trillion global crisis

“Dementia already exceeds the market value of the world largest companies such as Apple (US $742 billion) and Google (US $368 billion). Eighty per cent of these costs account for the unpaid and formal care for people living with dementia, two-thirds of which is delivered by women.” If this doesn’t frighten you, please note that… Continue reading Dementia is set to become a $2 trillion global crisis