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Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.

El Pais: Lemurs without teeth and one-armed macaques: How disabled primates survive in the wild

https://776bef7f4e175e461151b81d62304b92.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html Select: España subscribeLOG IN Science Silicon ValleyYoutubeGoogleLatest News Primates Lemurs without teeth and one-armed macaques: How disabled primates survive in the wild A review of scientific studies confirms that caring for family members with deformities and injuries is a … Continue reading →

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UnHerd: Just learned that King Charles has knighted this exceptional academic as Sir Niall Ferguson. Well deserved to him and his family. This interview title Are we the Soviets now? The bureaucracy governing the U.S. now perhaps!!

A quotation from decades ago by C.S. Lewis but bureaucracy still stifles “I live in the Managerial Age, in a world of “Admin.” The greatest evil is not now done in those sordid “dens of crime” that Dickens loved to … Continue reading →

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A Bench and a Grandmother’s Ear: Zimbabwe’s Novel Mental Health Therapy Spreads Overseas. Source: The Japan Times. A simple bench in a location, it could be the canal in Dublin, with an “Elder Orphan” with lots of compassion, empathy and experience. What an we in Ireland, learn from The Japan Times focusing on a common sense initiative in impoverished Zimbabwe.

Associated Press A Bench and a Grandmother’s Ear: Zimbabwe’s Novel Mental Health Therapy Spreads Overseas Post Share Post AP 11:17 JST, July 6, 2024 HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — After her son, the family’s shining light and only breadwinner, was arrested last … Continue reading →

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“Book Deserts”. Excellent informative talk about what we all know if we dig deep into our hearts. There are people, children who just don’t have access to books. Inequality is bred in this. These days since people record for television and YouTube from their homes, one thing we immediately see is their selection of books. Everyone should have access. Carnegie over 100 years ago started with libraries all over the world, including Ireland. For people with mental illness, a much hidden secret is the power of the book (Bibliotherapy). Let’s make them aware of this. There are so many options. 2nd Video : Have you heard of the 30 million word gap up the age of 3? Please share. Traumatic brain injury and amnesia – I learned to accept that the minute I read it is for the forgotten box but carry on what you gain over the decades is what they call “cognitive reserve”. The tortoise gets there is the moral because reading taps into your pre-accident memory and keeps you on course.

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‘Extraordinary’: Douglas Murray reacts to Joe Biden’s debate performance: Sky News Australia. Interview Douglas Murray … refreshing, not about lies and secrets. He talks of the taming of “DEI”

487,305 views 4 Jul 2024 Author Douglas Murray reacts to President Joe Biden’s poor debate performance against Donald Trump. Mr Murray addressed the “excuses” put forward by the Democrats to explain the President’s poor performance. “He was obviously not on … Continue reading →

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MOCA: Everyone is talking about Mental Cognitive impairment. Why? We have two potential Presidents of U.S. hovering around the age of 80 and the people would feel reassured if the MOCA test was completed on them in a professional capacity. As you can see from this it is important. Article from Harvard Gazette “Most voters back cognitive exams for older politicians. What do they measure?”

HEALTH Testing fitness of aging brain Liz Mineo Harvard Staff Writer June 12, 2024 8 min read Most voters back cognitive exams for older politicians. What do they measure? Amid concerns about the mental fitness of the U.S. presidential candidates — … Continue reading →

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The MIT Press Reader: Mind-Reading and Neuroplasticity: In Conversation With Neurologist Alvaro Pascual-Leone

Mind-Reading and Neuroplasticity: In Conversation With Neurologist Alvaro Pascual-Leone “The brain is never the same from one moment to the next throughout life. Never ever.” By: Adolfo Plasencia On the wall opposite Alvaro Pascual-Leone’s birth house, on a street in … Continue reading →

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Wired: The UK’s NHS Going Digital Would Be Equivalent to Hiring Thousands of New Doctors

By João Medeiros Science Jul 3, 2024 4:00 AM The UK’s NHS Going Digital Would Be Equivalent to Hiring Thousands of New Doctors More than 30 million Brits have the NHS app. This represents an opportunity to transform the health … Continue reading →

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The Guardian. France’s ‘hard left’ has been demonised – but its agenda is realistic, not radical (Julia Cagé and Thomas Piketty)

OpinionFrance France’s ‘hard left’ has been demonised – but its agenda is realistic, not radical Julia Cagé and Thomas Piketty The New Popular Front will improve ordinary people’s lives – and it’s an effective, economically sound alternative to the far … Continue reading →

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Prospects for the World Economy in the Polycrisis with Martin Wolf

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