In November 2014, Louise and I decided to raise some money for our local hospital down here in Plymouth. As Extra Help was originally set up to help the older population we thought it was fitting to... Read more
Caring For Loved Ones With Dementia | Without Extra Help, it can be very challenging …
Last month, Claire and I attended a Dementia Friends training course, provided by Plymouth City Council. It certainly gave us more of an insight as to how to better help some of our clients, who are... Read more
Yay! Extra Help Is 4 Years Old! Happy birthday to us, happy birthday to us …
I really can't believe where the time has gone! It was October 10th 2010 when the Extra Help website first went live and we started taking on clients in Milton Keynes. Sarah and I had been working... Read more
Raising Dementia Awareness In Exeter | Society’s approach is transforming …
Based in Exeter, I am on a personal mission to raise Dementia awareness in any and every way I can. Having completed an Open University module in Dementia care this year and always been fearful of... Read more
The Devon Venus Awards Celebrations | And other awesome news …
September is proving to be a very exciting month so far! Last week, Louise and I travelled to Exeter as Louise had been shortlisted as Employee Of The Year for the Devon Venus Awards. We were... Read more
Our Australian Adventures | Around the Antipodes and back again …
This week I thought I'd write about my recent trip to Australia which I mentioned in last week's blog post. I suppose this is more personal this week; more of an insight into me, my family and our... Read more