I am based in Australia and write a variety of genres including creative, factual, commercial and opinion, both published and unpublished. I have several projects on the run at any one time, ranging from conceptual through to nearing final edits, which could indicate that I'm either an erratic scatterbrain or that I just have too many ideas. My sister recently said that I have a habit of completing things, so I guess I feel OK about working on so many projects at once. My goal is to live as diverse a life as possible. I've only just come across Helium and so far I love it!

My passion is ...

the environment; appreciation and conservation of. And life, we're here but a short time.

I know too much about ...

insomnia.

My parents always told me ...

to watch out for all them barrrrstards.

My childhood ambition ...

to be a marine scientist.

My favorite memory ...

exploring my way through days on the farm as a child.

Why I write ...

because I love the endless possibilities of arranging words into pieces of beauty, magic and inspiration.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Reading:several books at once (romantic thriller, crime, historical, fantasy, science). Watching: my way through the X-files series. Listening to: Kruder and Dorfmeister, Thievery Corporation, St Germain

My first job ...

check-out-chick and farm hand.

My best moment ...

winning a scholarship that allowed me to attend University.

My inspiration ...

the natural world.

Health & Fitness > Alzheimer's and Dementia Dealing with dementia

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Dementia is a process of deterioration in brain functions, rapidly over months or a year, or gradually over several years. This decline is due to brain disease or damage, above what might normally be expected from the general aging process.

There are many types of dementia, including vascular dementia and frontotemporal lobar degeneration. Dementia arises through diseases affecting the brain such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's, or degeneration or damage through nutritional deficiencies or substance abuse.

Dementia is often categorized into phases, from early onset th...

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