tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post4486434646027757004..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: "And all I ask is a merry yarn" by Julia JonesKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-36665510454861665912015-12-10T22:58:33.631+00:002015-12-10T22:58:33.631+00:00Such a wonderful post, Julia. Sea fever's one ...Such a wonderful post, Julia. Sea fever's one of my favourite poems too - my mum used to recite it when we were little and it never failed to thrill. <br />Kathleen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645566938871914385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-80241610822916593482015-12-10T20:34:14.629+00:002015-12-10T20:34:14.629+00:00This post meant a lot to me, as my mum is now in a...This post meant a lot to me, as my mum is now in a nursing home and has dementia. I looked up the list and was very heartened to see that my local hospital in Telford and the one in Shrewsbury are both there, as is the Truro hospital which is my mum's nearest. <br /><br />Also loved the familiar words of the King James bible, which are hardly ever heard these days, and the reminder of Sea Fever. Ann Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484265041343702129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-31396144173834521502015-12-10T19:09:36.845+00:002015-12-10T19:09:36.845+00:00Thank you both / all very much. It is impressive w...Thank you both / all very much. It is impressive what a well-timed tweet can do (thanks Catherine and Jo) and it is also personally lovely to be supported by such a community of friends.julia joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773900100240758504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-6431669305237516872015-12-10T06:57:37.241+00:002015-12-10T06:57:37.241+00:00I read this lucid, loving and moving account with ...I read this lucid, loving and moving account with eyes watering as I recall my father's dementia, decline and end some twenty years ago now. Thank you for your compassionate and boldly precise sharing such deeply personal family experiences this holiday season and for the poetry. We are the better for it.Umberto Tosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939504157464234443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-20869839830111006552015-12-09T17:57:38.254+00:002015-12-09T17:57:38.254+00:00Very moving Julia and so very familiar. I did find...Very moving Julia and so very familiar. I did find the process fascinating as well as tragic, like your mum mine could articulate to some degree how her perceptions were changing. And it's true everyone follows an individual path. I'm in awe of you and Nicci and your campaign, have tweeted my local hospitals which don't seem to be on the Guardian list. Lydia Bennethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328239009863878547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-57862604681626988692015-12-09T15:17:02.503+00:002015-12-09T15:17:02.503+00:00Wonderful post, Julia - and I'm amazed to disc...Wonderful post, Julia - and I'm amazed to discover that not a single hospital in the Southeast Wales area seems to be on the list! I'll see if I can exert a little bit of pressure. Johns Campaign is doing invaluable work, and reading your post today just confirmed that.Mari Biellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14221256993468150226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-53590711520832234512015-12-09T14:18:55.869+00:002015-12-09T14:18:55.869+00:00Julia, several of my local hospitals were on the l...Julia, several of my local hospitals were on the list, but not Russels Hall. So I have tweeted them. Have also posted the article and hospital list on our Facebook page and shared it.Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-85541771781093904012015-12-09T13:24:58.456+00:002015-12-09T13:24:58.456+00:00love as always, jul. i'm working on my local h...love as always, jul. i'm working on my local hospitalsJan Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823078224282953782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-86668983614136432612015-12-09T13:23:21.735+00:002015-12-09T13:23:21.735+00:00Another marvellous, marvellous post Julia. And how...Another marvellous, marvellous post Julia. And how could anyone fail to like Masefield's poem? Not just the imagery of the words - even if they made no sense at all, those wonderful, rhythmical sounds as of the waves moving would be entrancing and comforting :-) madwippitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595748471651052552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-2608821466176527382015-12-09T12:04:42.460+00:002015-12-09T12:04:42.460+00:00One of the first things that struck me as I read t...One of the first things that struck me as I read this, Julia, was the juxtaposition of that word 'Mum' (and all its associations of love, comfort, home, security and the rest) with the distancing, confusions and fractures which dementia brings. They're words that definitely don't belong together. They disturb the equilibrium, and it's heartbreaking to hear of the impact on both you and your mum. But you also manage to analyse and convey the awful specifics of what's happening in powerful images. I can only echo what the others have said and hope that you both find more peace than you're being allowed at present.Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345949773423764808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-55378294262801190192015-12-09T12:02:24.783+00:002015-12-09T12:02:24.783+00:00Wonderful post, Julia, as ever. All good wishes fo...Wonderful post, Julia, as ever. All good wishes for the Campaign, and for you and all your family this season. Loved hearing the language of the King James bible again, and the double commentary. I'm often surprised by the echoes that stir when, by chance, you hear poetry you haven't thought about in years. Thanks.Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-34247677881154157672015-12-09T10:35:47.333+00:002015-12-09T10:35:47.333+00:00Thank you Lynne. I worked for WEA for 10 years - g...Thank you Lynne. I worked for WEA for 10 years - great organisation. Perhaps let me know when you've contacted those hospitals and I will synchronise my efforts. It is really surprising what one can do this way<br />julia joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773900100240758504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-81278863130325854442015-12-09T09:02:29.887+00:002015-12-09T09:02:29.887+00:00I teach for the WEA and have worked with many care...I teach for the WEA and have worked with many carers in your position and having seen my aunt and my partners grand father drift away from us I can only admire your efforts with Johns Campaign. I've checked the list and find the three local big hospitals near me haven't joined. I'll add contacting them to my list to do this week. <br />Lynne Garnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697330164705623835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-79094906805441188072015-12-09T08:40:49.222+00:002015-12-09T08:40:49.222+00:00Or .. All you need is a marry yarn and a fire to r...Or .. All you need is a marry yarn and a fire to read it by ... (metaphorical fire, of course.)JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-57029497734875254832015-12-09T07:40:50.892+00:002015-12-09T07:40:50.892+00:00Thank you, as ever, Sue. So, can I ask a favour? I...Thank you, as ever, Sue. So, can I ask a favour? If your local hospital is not on this list http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/jul/25/johns-campaign-listing-hospitals-that-welcome-carers please will you just send them a tweet saying "why have you not signed up to Johns Campaign?" We have found that this can be surprisingly effective as hospital communication departments (who monitor all their tweets) want their hospitals to look good and so will frequently pass the question on internally to director of nursing, or whoever... <br />ANYONE CAN DO THIS!! (Though I didn't write the post as a campaign tool. My heart has been a bit full recently)<br />julia joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773900100240758504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-46294340240726733402015-12-09T00:13:25.378+00:002015-12-09T00:13:25.378+00:00Julia, what can I say? I'm humbled, and can on...Julia, what can I say? I'm humbled, and can only wish you, your mother and your excellent campaign all good luck...Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.com