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Great Job Richard - Thanks you for sharing this

This moving story in The Press highlights a husband who has become his wife’s full-time carer after her dementia diagnosis, saying simply, “It’s my turn to look after her.” The article captures the love, resilience, and quiet strength it takes to care for someone with Dementia.

https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360766907/dementia-crisis-husband-full-time-carer-its-my-turn-look-after-her

Friday Thought

Today I want to share something personal.
After a week of highs, connecting with amazing people and supporting families facing life-altering challenges, and the lows of disappointing business events beyond my control that stirred up a storm of internal emotion, I’ve come back to something steadying. Something worth remembering.

In the last year of my wife Nikki’s life, she became fixated on a simple but powerful message:

“Be brave, smile, and always be kind to one another.”

She asked us to write it down, on cards, on paper, anywhere, so she could hold on to it. Nikki lived with Alzheimer’s, so from one moment to the next, life could become a bit of a mystery.

Now, I find these words help me remember what is important; they guide me. They remind me that behind everything we do, whether it is business, service, connection, laughter, or sorrow, is a human story.

So take Nikki's words into your weekend: “Be brave, smile, and always be kind to one another.”