Kabu, the Elephant who will touch the hearts of many

Kabu is indeed one elephant who will touch the hearts of many, and will become a beacon for other elephants with a similar cry for help no matter the type of exploitation. More people will become aware of many elephants lives through her and others such as Raju, Sunder, Pearl, Annie or Carla.

As you will all know by now we support, send strength and follow, with a massive heart, many animals and humans in need of help. On the Elephant front  Raju, Sunder, Pearl, Carla and others have been on our List and will remain there until their end of time. 

This story of Kabu has totally touched our hearts and indeed many others we are sure. But if you have not heard of her, perhaps we can share her life from here on in with you and keep you updated regarding her progress. 

Kabu, one of the many logging elephants, who should have been pulled off this job many years ago . . take a look for yourself , has to be one of the worst cases of a working elephant. She had been dictated to work, once again by human kind, with hugely painful legs and shoulders until yesterday when Lek Chailert  and her Team as well as Volunteers at Elephant Nature Park started, with Kabu,  the long afternoon walk to a point where she could be loaded safely and then transported over a 12 hour journey to Elephant Nature Park  in Thailand. 

Words need say no more as the pictures are enough, they may bring a tear to your eye, just as the link at the top to her video footage may have done, but it is so  important that the world we live in truly knows what is going on with, in this instance, the elephants of our world. 

How heart rendering is this dreadful picture 

We can not believe that any one would ride an elephant in this condition

Lek and her team asked the rider to get off Kabu . .  he respected their wishes!

One of the many breaks they took to get to Kabu's rescue vehicle

Kabu being encouraged to walk a bit further 

On the way to Elephant Heaven

On the road

And still on the road 

Kabu catching a well deserved nap, perhaps with a hint that she 

is now surrounded by people who care  but more importantly silently 

knowing that she will never ever have to pull another log or logs out of any rough 

and hard going terrain.   

More Photo's to follow . . . 

We can not wait for her to arrive at Elephant Nature Park where she has a wonderful sand bed, thanks to Darrick Thomson, to support her body and aching joints and of course cheeky Navaan and his Aunties to smell, touch, massage and just generally share elephant time, but more importantly chain and spur free. 

Kabu's story needs to go viral, it needs to be heard in every land of our country so that others never suffer the same, perhaps you could help to spread the word, share this with your local news station or the BBC  world Service.

Kabu's arrival, 12 hours later . .  and how humbling are these photographs . . . . as humbling is the amazing bed that Darrick Thomson had created out of sand for her and her deformed shoulders, knees and back. 

The emotions that all who awaited her arrival must have been sky high especially when they saw her walking with their very own eyes. We totally feel for them and Kabu.

Here she makes contact with a young elephant, perhaps reminding 

her of the calves she had taken from her, which we believe Lek is trying to track down. 

We asked Darrick yesterday if he could send us a picture of her bed that he had so thoughtfully created for her body mass and structure, and bless him, through our night he sent a video clip of her assessing it with a view to her lying down.  Fingers crossed that she did and if she didn't we are sure she will soon. She must be truly exhausted. We will forward a picture of her special bed later on today . . . 

Yesterday Logging and today - photographs thanks to Lek and Elephant Nature Park

These photographs say it all . . freedom forever 

no more logging, no more whipping, no more chains

no more ridden work but more importantly no more beating. 

But in the meantime, if you are passionate about our elephants of tomorrow and want to know other pages that support elephants in other parts of the world and pages that are supporting an 'ivory ban' which would make sure that in 15 years time we don't just have digital elephants left, then feel free to go to this link and scroll through any that trigger your hearts strings.  On behalf of all suffering, chained, electric probed, broken  spirited elephants and calves  of today thank you.  Link to other facebook pages 

A wonderful gentleman, a friend of Lek and Darrick, who is sadly in hospital has also asked us to put a link in here in the event that any one would like to help one of 21 Elephants, all of whom were confiscated by the Thai Government from Kanchanaburi Camp. ENP have a year to find the funds for this otherwise they will go to the first bidder and possibly end up in a zoo a circus or as a logger or tourist elephant! Many of these elephants are related, some young, some older, some with mental health issues, but ultimately they know each other and separation is one of the biggest issues for a natural herd animal like an elephant. So, to learn more please follow this link -  thank you.  As an update on this paragraph, as of this day 150929 15 of these elephants future has been secured thanks to everyone's donations, if you were one of them who contributed to this, thank you so, so, so much.

As an added footnote, we would truly like to thank every single one one of you who have shared this post today,  there have been a mass of shares which must, surely, have spread the word about the life of many of our elephants and their cry for help. True factual stories like Kabu's will already have helped 1000's more people be supportive of our Elephants cry and wish to have their voice and choice heard. So for those of you who had no idea such dreadful existences happens, please, stay with us, comment on any messages you see on any of the Elephants facebook Pages, but above all thank you for speaking from your hearts. Eventually hearts will rule the world.

One of the saddest bits of news regarding Kabu is the way her bull calf died . .  he died during the 'crushing' 

"Sadly, this is the RULE not the exception. MANY hundreds die during the "crush" OR "phajaan" as it's called every year; (breaking the elephants spirit and body)" says Carol Vooght Boldt

"' Half of the elephants put through phajaan(breaking the spirit) will die. Of those that survive, “About half will go mad,” says Elephant Nature Park founder Lek Chailert.

On to happier news  -  another update on Kabu and how quickly Lek and Darrick at Save Elephant Foundation and Elephant Nature Park manage to get down to their Mission of helping Kabu. As you can see from this photograph taken by Lek's team they have started to desensitize her to an xray machine so that they can assess the best way forward.

Little did Kabu ever think that humans would go to this wonderful extreme for her. 

We are so, so pleased that she has been given this chance and that so many people are now following her progress through Save Elephant Foundation, Elephant Nature Park, all the people who are posting on facebook as well as individuals Sites similar to this one. 

However, we also have to thank the individuals who are helping to fund her future and of course any forthcoming treatment which we are sure will not be cheap.  Perhaps if you have a few spare dollars you would be interested in this link. 

Kabu is definitely a beacon for other elephants safety, sanity and over all well being. 

On behalf of her, thank you for following her .. 

We will be sharing more information and photographs on our facebook page and will add more here in due course. 

In the meantime please keep sending Kabu strength and courage to cope with her next stages of her book of life and send Lek energy to find Kabu's little female calf. .  what a joyful day that will be indeed.

Third day in and look at her now . . . free to wander, free to choose whether she goes as close to humans or not ..  this next photograph is beautiful, it makes you want to put your hand through the screen to touch her ..  thank you Lek for posting these beautiful photographs.  . . .

and this one, look at the swirls she has made with her trunk, you can almost here the water splishing and splashing.  .  Elephant heaven indeed. No chains, no rope restraining her, just the knowledge that she can trust . . .  

But best of all for today has to be this beautiful video where you can feel the sheer joy of being able to scratch her body, every muscle and nerve ending, the decades she has been waiting to be able to do this makes today even more special. Just fantastic. Interesting to see that she seems to be able to put a fair amount of pressure on her negative shoulder, making us think that indeed her bones have grown to suit her disability. 

And here is a resume on Kabu's past, thanks to Lek Chailert and her team at Elephant Nature Park, Save Elephant Foundation and of course all their Volunteers who joined them on this Mission of rescuing Kabu . . .  a heart filled thank you to you all. 

Press here Kabu's History

And a massive thank you to the BBC World Service for organising this Documentary 

We have had a lovely message posted on our facebook page from a Mr Phillip Storry, who was lucky enough to be volunteering at Elephant Nature Park to greet Kabu on her arrival. So from the 'elephants mouth' as they could say " We first met Kabu last Tuesday night when she arrived at the enp. The next day we got to help build a bed for her as she sleeps in the face plant position as she can not get up and down like normal elephants at this stage. At 3.30 pm we got to witness a lot of the elephants meeting Kabu for the first time ,this was special as there was a little noise and a lot of trunk touching and smelling done by the herd. At 4 pm we got to walk with Lek and her team to the river (approx 300 metres ) she covered this walk with ease. She was then splashed and bathed with water , you could she she was lapping up the loving. After several minutes she again took off and crossed the river to see what was on the other side......I am guessing she loves her new home"

Thank you so much Phillip for your wonderfully refreshing words and for truly giving us Kabu's feeling of total relief. 

Remember you to can volunteer at Elephant Nature Park

And the latest photo - does this not just make your heart totally fill up with happiness. 

Freedom to choose, freedom to have her own voice -
Just as it should be for all Elephants.

More to follow, . . .

And just a couple of weeks later and here she is . . . 

Not a working day in sight,

Nor a human screaming, 

No strangling of neck or feet 

or ropes burning or chains a rattling!

Just kindness from all she meets,

Not aches from all the pulling

or the sores from all the beatings.

Happiness, Contentedness,

Love, care and a mass of attention

yet time to assess by her new Fig Tree,

Time for Kabu to totally feel free.

Thank you all at Elephant Nature Park

And to a photograph taken on 3rd November 2015 -  thanks to Jodi at Elephant Nature Park. This picture says it all. 

The smiles, the companionship, the trust, the happiness in her smile and her eyes gleaming with

'At last I am free, 

I am able to be me,

My heart is filled with Glee,

I have kind friends here you see, 

they don't strike or hurt me, 

and I'll never ever have to pull any trees,

Thank you all and every one at ENP'

Just look at her now . . 

25,000 viewers on this Site

And to an update on Lauder Lass and the forewords in her book

As many of you know we work with a variety of animals and humans), one animal we  took on board because we knew she would have no other chance other than being sent to the 'Meat Man' but for her to experience the traumatic procedures for such a move would either have damaged a human or indeed human(s) or herself in the process, all because she was so, so scared of humans, and naturally so after all the damage that was clearly apparent as the time has gone on. 

Lauder Lass, with the help of all her friends and supporters wrote a book called Lauder Lass, the Horse who touched the hearts of many' which was given amazing Forewords by Juanita Wilson, 

Charles Muller publisher and Author, " Editor-in-Chief, MA (Wales). Ph.D (London), D.Ed (SA), D.Litt. (OFS). Dr Muller, formerly a Professor of English, is the author of academic books published by McGraw-Hill, Macmillan and Oxford University Press, and has served as the Editor of two journals of university English departments. He has also written and published a wide range of novels and inspirational books" - Quote from Diadem Books).

 and Mary Crockett Writer and Editor 

has gone way beyond many experts thoughts and imagination. Many experts in the Equine world (including Vets)  thought, she would never learn to trust again and should just be bulleted or released (but how any one could have got near her at the time to bullet her or release her was way beyond our nightmares of nightmares). She has had Expert Show jumpers, Hunters, Alternative practitioners and many heart filled lovely people visiting her over time. Many of them said, we wouldn't know where to start, or we wouldn't have the time but more importantly we wouldn't have the patience.  Is it not the case that it is the latter that seems to be out of most people's equation now, the speed of our every day lives has made us become greedy, impatient and intolerant to take time to understand. We all seem to be running against the clock with our fast cars, planes, bikes and motorbikes.

Yet given time, many, like Lauder Lass and the other animals and humans we have had the privilage of working with have all completely reaped the rewards of this 'patience, and giving each their voice and choice and understanding' but it's an understanding of who they are and not an understanding for what we want them to be or not to be that has won hands down each time, when other methods and traditional methods of categorising and shoving them from pillar to post just has not worked and indeed never will work, especially for such sensitive individuals as the ones we are asked to work with.  

Creating this book with Lauder Lass was truly inspiring because of the input from all her visitors. There were artists, who never realised they were artists, there were poets who never realised they were poets, then there were the extremely talented artists, Bill Haley being one of them and of course last but not least the incredibly talented poets. It's the age Group that also touched our heart strings, the youngest Artist was 5 and the youngest poet 6. The oldest artist was 82 and the oldest poet being 72. 

Here is a link to Lauder Lass's update - enjoy it as much as we have enjoyed spending every second of the hours bringing her on, in a way she understood and understands . .  she is indeed a true inspiration to many and through her many other animals have been understood in a totally different light. 

In the meantime if you wish to visit her or send her an email with questions then please feel free to do so. 

Thank you.

Do you actually want to feel better without taking so much medication?

Throughout this Site there have been numerous posts on various topics based on all living creatures and the overall health of the same. Not just whether it's to do with I.B.S. Bowel Cancer, stomach or skin issues or depression, to mention just a few. 

From the things that we have suggested to each of you who are our Clients, there is not a truer saying than we are what we eat or drink. 

Again, there have been numerous posts to do with how our methods of eating and indeed what we eat and drink has almost got to the point that the 'Powers in Control', for example, the Producers Market, the Pharmaceutical Powers that be, are almost controlling us, perhaps even brain washing us to a point. 

We are not against Medication as such but there is a happy medium where we can feel 80% better if we eat and drink the correct things for our own specific chemical balance. 

We are however, delighted to see and hear that more and more Health Centres are beginning, albeit very slowly, to suggest to their patients that for example, acupuncture, and on a rare occasion they might even suggest Homoeopathy could be an other option. 

It is our total belief that, in time, but only if we are all individually strong enough to say "Actually Doctor Smith, we would rather try this way first before trying your medication on offer" but as we said, you have to be strong enough willed otherwise the Medical Profession can roller coaster you in to their slippery slide. 

So the message in this is, think first, try to always remember, we are what we eat, so next time you go shopping, truly think about what you are buying and don't just buy a packet - because it looks good or makes your mouth water. If in doubt, or if you want to know more about balancing your specific chemical balance  let us help you to get started towards a healthier lifestyle - both mentally, physically and anatomically. Contact us here or here . . .

Here's to a balanced life for all humans and animals and not an imbalanced lifestyle that the Powers that be seem to be encouraging us to live in.

Some interesting reading  and perhaps this one might make you rethink which way to go forward.

In the meantime we will leave you with a duplicate photo of the one above and we would ask you to take 5 minutes to study it, 2 minutes to think about and the rest of your life to help to get our world back to being human and animal friendly and not a world controlled by the Powers that wish to control the world. 

The choice is all ours . .  not theirs . . . we are all entitled to a voice and a choice but the only way our voices and choices can be heard these days is if we stand our ground and believe in what we believe in, and stand together as one. 

Additional Links towards better Health

Could you help to encourage Asda/Walmart to support our Elephants future

Once again Asda is selling elephants, ornamental elephants as well as their bags with elephants printed on each side. 

After asking some of the staff if any of the profit, or even a penny per elephant bag or ornament, goes towards supporting the future of our elephants of the world, all of the staff said 'not as far as we were aware'.

After speaking to the staff for approximately 5 minutes each, they were extremely saddened by the reality of our elephants lives and did not realise that one was being brutally murdered every 15 minutes for their tusks nor did they realise the plight that many young calves are in after being left by their dying Mothers or the devastating way that our elephants of Nature's planet are treated to become either street beggars, circus ornaments for humans or  as symbolic icons in different countries often being chained and spurred, bull hooked and their spirits beaten totally out of them. 

A typical wound from pressure sores from belts and crates. 

Now if you read that last paragraph back, it didn't even take 5 minutes to write, so to narrow it down to a 2  minute conversation is not rocket science and would be very easy for anyone to write down in a letter, perhaps with a few photographs of our elephants suffering as they do on a daily basis, with the added footage that in 15 years the likely hood of only having digital elephants is great. 

However, all the staff we spoke to said, you should speak to Head Quarters, in fact you should speak to Asda House one of them said, almost as if he thought something like this might just get a chance of being heard rather than being filtered through the various departments and even then probably getting lost in the process!  

When you go on to Chief Inspector Google and type in Asda/Walmart or Asda Power Base both these sites and many of the others gives you an insight to the History of this Multi Billion business which rapidly seems to be taking over our greenbelts and starving our smaller retail stores of custom. 

Yet, for all the profits made,  how much of it actually goes back towards our Society or areas which are crying out for help. 

Here is one of the items found today, excluding the writing of course . . . . 

We have drawn Laxmi on this elephant,
partly because she looks like Laxmi
from Wildlife S.O.S

But then this ornament could also look like little Navaan. from Elephant Nature Park

there were other elephant ornaments, but with harnesses and decorated riding rugs on their backs. As you all know, probably from some of our previous writings on this Blog, Elephants absolutely do not have the anatomy to carry weights, metal crates or indeed humans on their backs so we refused, on principal to buy any 'dressed elephants'

However, now if you look at the anatomical picture below, 

you will note that our elephants do not have the same back bone structure in comparison with a horse for example, and that clearly elephants are not built for crates, or indeed cages to be tied on with ratchet straps as tight as possible, sometimes leaving wounds like this one which are often and very sadly hidden under rugs so that humans can't see them. 

Then of course there are the poor baby elephants who are often starved of life due to the type of killing or murderous actions their Mother have to endure . . 

Is it just that these massive Multi Billion Superstores such as Walmart, Asda's, Sainsbury's etc are not aware of the reality of the cry of our Elephants world or is it just that the 'Powers that be' are too interested in making a profit for their own benefit.

But someone, certainly in the Asda/Walmart World has thought about elephants before otherwise they would not have used elephants as their Logo or indeed their Marketer's would not have bought, probably thousands, if not millions of elephants like the ornament candle burner above, with a view to selling them, yet again completely and utterly for their own profit.

Just think, how many elephants could be helped if just 1 penny from each of the elephant bags or items sold went towards the annual keep of one of the above Elephants or the many others in dire need of help, medical or transport assistance. Or perhaps the money could go towards re-training the Mahouts towards sensitively showing them that kindness works ten fold better than cruelty. Another option could be to support Carol Buckley's Chain free Coral . .

Are you prepared to send a letter asking them to help to keep our elephants from becoming extinct, perhaps you could write to your nearest HQ for Asda's or Walmart or email or post a post on Asda or Walmart's facebook page. 

Perhaps you could use some other photo's or send something similar to this or do some research yourself and become as passionate about their future as if there was no tomorrow. 

We have an address for their head quarters in Leeds . .  as well as two telephone numbers . .

Asda House,
South Bank,
Gtreat wilson Street,
Leeds

United Kingdom

LS11 5AD.

Telephone 0113 2417732  or 0113 2435432

Or to find a store near you go to this Link. 

Above all, always remember there is no harm in asking, after all they can only say yes or no . . .  

Remember, the more people who contact them, the more likely someone somewhere might just give in and say okay, we'll support, for example,  Elephant Nature Park for a year, as long as we can have a real life size picture of the elephant we are supporting so that we can stick it up on the entrance of our Stores!  . . wouldn't that just be wonderful if Laxmi or Raju from Wildlife S.O.S or Sunder or many of the others could be a life size picture as you waltz in to Asda's filled with pride knowing that they, thanks to all the supporters who wrote in, are supporting the future of our elephants. 
On behalf of all elephants thank you so much. 

As a complete opposite, we ended up going in to a another wee shop by default today, perhaps it was meant to be, and the lovely lady, after realising that we work to give all animals and humans their voice and choice, but especially elephants or individuals suffering from Dementia and Alzheimers or Autism or ADHD, gave us two gifts, but two identical gifts,  two special pendants - 'elephant stone' . .  they are beautiful and filled with as much strength and energy as the feel of elephant skin.

one is for us to work with and the other for us to use and leave for our elephants in India and Thailand. 

The difference - there we have a little shop, filled with care and a massive heart, making just a fraction in comparison with Walmart or Asda and she, with a complete passion for honesty, care for the survival of the ones under most threat but more importantly a 'kindred spirit' offers to give us two, and expensive, items free, because she feels the power and the cry for our elephants and animals of tomorrow. Thank you so much Julie and what a complete joy it was to meet you. 

On behalf of all who suffer . .  

But please, there are many more who are suffering ,

we can hear them, can you? 

Here are some more links to other Elephant Pages, please help to support them, even just by posting your thoughts. 

Thank you

' A lost fragmented soul' -

A lovely post came in today and we thought we would share it with you. It came from a lady who felt like a 'lost fragmented soul'. This lovely, gentle, intellectual, softly spoken lady ended up spending some time with Judi, the instigator of this blog and Nature's Physician. We would like to thank her for allowing us to post her comments here and hope that her words will give others confidence to come forward and take their own steps towards a healthier future, for not only themselves but for their families.

"I met Judi as a lost ... a lost fragmented soul and after meeting the animals and being with someone that seemed to just 'know' I felt a shift. The frown on my head (that was permanent feature) began to lift, the fog in my brain cleared and I started to feel some clarity that maybe, just maybe I didn't have to feel that every day was a struggle.

Obviously things could not change overnight but there had been a light bulb moment, I wasn't a bad or weak person, I wasn't a victim, I wasn't useless. I was unique and I kept on thinking about Lauder Lass (https://lauderlass.wordpress.com ) one of the Horses I met, and if she could be brave so could I. I realised I had to stop making excuses, I realised I could not do it on my own but there was help. I realised it would be baby steps.

So we took steps, walks up the farm, walks to the animals and time chatting by the river. Judi uses abstract ideas, images, objects anything, to help visualise areas in your life that are out of balance. She then guides you without making you feel bad or small in a way that helps re-address the balance. The iconic Lauder Lass is always in the background as a horse that came through adversity, I clung to her for hope. Judi found me some employment, I was to work with a wonderful elderly gentleman suffering from Dementia. Each week I would keep him company, take him for lunch and read poetry to him. This did wonders for my self esteem as I realised I was a person who could make a difference to someone else's life rather than feeling I was a burden to everyone, it also raised my natural interest in English Literature giving me encouragement to consider this as a potential serious avenue in my future.

We then moved onto family issues, now you can't make an omelette without cracking eggs and it felt like lots of eggs were definitely cracked, it was messy. It involved moving out for a while but it worked, things changed for the better.

Judi transformed my life, my perspective on myself, life in general, showed me ways to cope with crippling anxiety and depression. In the past I tried counselling and tablets but Judi offers an alternative therapy that is utterly unique and really does work. There are not enough words or the right words to express it. There are new updates, pictures and inspirational quotes on the website/facebook page, she has thousands of people following her journey and supporting her mission - to give any human and animal a voice of their own. I found my voice and will now continue to use it towards a, long over due, better life and hold on to the feeling ' I have a right to have my voice and a right to be on this planet'.

Thank you"

To see the positive changes in any 'troubled individual' is wonderful. It means their lives are less foggy, chaotic, busy or as some say 'buzzy'. A sense of priority returns or in some cases a sense of priority is experienced for the first time, a sense of organisation, a sense of not being controlled by others, a sense of self worth is regained and their path in life becomes more clear and definite and at last they can breathe and appreciate that taking time out (even just 15 minutes) of their daily routine, or from what surrounds them 24/7 is of the most importance, just as it is important for all who live with each other on a regular basis (child or adult, healthy or unhealthy) need to be encouraged, from an early age, to be separated for a certain amount of time each day. Only then will 50/50 communication and understanding come in and the full appreciation of each other soar happily to the skies and back.

Everyone, no matter whether human, animal, bird or fish deserves to have their voice heard, just sometimes we need to change our pitch and train others to do the same!

'Happiness is having your own language understood by others' 

"Each animal has its' own pitch" humans are no different. Sometimes you need to listen with a different ear!

Thanks to millions of people all over the world other animals are given the power to speak. Raju, the lovely elephant on the left is one that we have written about before, to see him here with stunning Laxmi two years on is just wonderful.

'Happiness is having your own language understood'

If you are struggling feel free to message us.

23,000 viewers to this Blog - thank you to each and every one of you.

Helping communication issues whether young or old . . .

Often we are called in to help individuals of varying ages to redirect their negative frustration that can occur due to communication issues stirred by miss-understandings, Alzheimer's, Vascular Dementia or communication issues initiated by other illnesses or from the side effects of medication. 

With the younger generations it is always humbling to share the transition from negative to positive behaviour which results with a much better understanding for them, their families, friends, teachers and peers and prepares them for the stepping stones of their life ahead. 

For the older generations, sadly their stepping  stones of their life ahead are greatly reduced just as their friendships seem to disintegrate because of a lack of knowledge in how to cope with some of the degenerative diseases or sometimes there is a hunt of embarrassment in not knowing how to communicate with the Sufferer, so they choose to perhaps not visit so often and this, sadly often ends up in no visits at all leaving the sufferers families to pick up the pieces. Our small but extremely humbling role in this equation is to encourage all,  the Sufferers Families, Friends and Associates  to adjust to the changes in a more acceptable and leisurely way without the anger, frustration, confusion, bitterness and miss- understandings creeping in. Again, each transition period and positive acceptance of being 'in the now' of the many degenerative diseases, for the Sufferer or Families and Friends, is extremely humbling and moving resulting in each holding a better ability to cope with, what can be, progressive health issues frustrating, bitter and anxious times.

We have helped Secretaries, House wives, Doctors, Authors, Teachers, Teachers Assistants, Farmers, Nurses, Children and each individual, as well as their families and friends, have required from us, a unique ability to understand the various stages of health, both physically and mentally, so that all can live as normal, to them anyway, a life as possible. 

Perhaps we could put this in a different way, if you can imagine living in a rapidly shrinking but spinning darkened room, and all of a sudden a curtain was drawn back slowly, and the sunshine started to creep through, returning the brightness they once had in their life, but returning without the buzz and anxiety that kept their minds' world spinning in all directions.

Sharing these transition periods is  as humbling as working with younger generations but sadly the stepping stones to their Destiny in life is massively reduced due to age and we know that one day, sometimes sooner than later, their chapters of their book of life will come to a close and our skills will then be moved on to help others in this type of  a situation. 

While sharing  the lives of each we laugh, we cry, we smile and  are often amazed by the Mountains and stepping stones in life they have coped with to get to  where they are at today but are often, quietly, saddened that such illnesses have struck them in the first place but come what may we do our very best to make each stage as  comfortable as possible for each. 

However, as the illnesses starts to close their final chapter of their book of life, it's hard for  all who once knew them as they were and again this is where we step in to help soften each new devastating blow but more importantly to give comfort through each untrodden path that the sufferer finds that their life's plan  takes them on. 

It's not easy sometimes, and yes, often silent tears are shed in all, just as a river sometimes bursts its' banks, it's the over flow of life or can be tears through others  who can not cry, but which ever way it is healthy, it's relief and a form of release, but  for all their river flows on forever just as memories are carried on through all.

So, perhaps a message within this post could be 

• Share your memories, treasure each moment and love each other no matter what stage of health each are at. 
• Try hard not to harbour grudges, let them go instead, 
• Try hard not to be frustrated but understand each new stage can be frightening and all that might be needed is the comfort of holding a hand perhaps in silence. 
• Accept the silence as precious moments for those are ones you will never ever forget and will be able to pass on and on  and on, just as the sound of a river is never ever forgotten.

On behalf of many, thank you so much for reading this post.

If you are needing any guidance or support feel free to email us. 

And as a final quote - 

It's been a busy month here covering . . .

• Assisting sufferers of Vascular Dementia and Alzheimer's to communicate with their world around them as well as guiding and supporting others to understand the importance of sharing the Sufferer's world and not the world they have known when their Dear one was younger or healthier. 

• Solving Canine problems of varying sorts 

• Helping others with various health issues through Specific Dietary change and making them realise that we are what we eat and drink! 

• Helping others to raise their confidence level when they had been at rock bottom 

• Encouraging others to stand their ground when their life turned pear shaped 

• Equine behavioural issues 

• Helping to move sheep and cattle - the friendly way!

• Caring for our own stock including the young ones who have appeared this springtime which includes lambs, goslings hatched by their mothers and ducklings hatched out of an incubator.

• Training our own pup to NOT chase our feathery friends and their off spring. 

Although this black and white  hound can be a bit mischevious with our feathery friends he was introduced to being a therapy dog - and he was  absolutely fantastic. .. .  photo to  follow. 

• Avidly supporting our Elephants of tomorrow LINK to some of the pages we support . . please do join us, for without us in just a few years time we will have no elephants left, and why? Because of one simple thing - Human greed!

• Avidly supporting and guiding others on a Public media platform as well as on a day to day basis on how to cope with the various stages of Dementia and Alzheimer's.  

Variety is the spice of life they say, and it's certainly not something we are short of here! infact we wish we could have 48 hours a day instead of 24!

Have a good week folks and thank you for joining us.

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More on Dementia and Alzheimer;s . ..

For those of you who know this Site, you will be aware by now that we are firm advocates of letting silence speak for all who are experiencing communication issues.

Having worked with sufferers of Dementia and Alzheimer's for a number of years now our eyes have been opened to many different levels of understanding. Some of these levels have been beautiful and so humbling, others we have been asked to intervene with a view to making the sufferer's life more at ease and at peace for all family members resulting in the frustration being transferred on to a positive note by our techniques used. Although these techniques may result in being something different for each person the basis is the same and has never failed us to date.

However, there have been the odd times where we have felt that the human race has failed on some of the individuals lives and all we have been able to do is to make the Sufferer of Dementia or Alzheimer's time with us as enjoyable and hassle free as possible. Sometimes, there have been times that we have hated leaving them but have tried hard to let family Members have a better understanding of the individuals stage of mental ability and coping mechanisms.

However, on the odd occasion familiarity can breed contempt and it can seem that each person almost fuses off each other. Sometimes just not being able to put a knife in the right place can trigger a gasket being blown, or setting the table in the wrong way, or putting a clean pan in the fridge! Repeatedly experiencing these errors almost puts a black cloud on the whole of the house to the point that for an outsider the atmosphere can be cut like a knife. At other times, it's when the door closes and we are away when the fuses blow. However, we have learnt, thanks to years of experience, that it is easy to tell if there have been fuses flying the night before as the Sufferer usually shows various signs, perhaps being overly tired, or more confused than normal, or perhaps soiling or more soiling than usual.

However, this is all, to a point, totally understandable and often is not helped due to the lack of sleep that each Member of the household may be suffering from, so where possible try and encourage all parties to catch an extra few hours sleep whenever possible or relieve the situation by interacting with the Partner, perhaps taking them out for a cup of tea to soften them to the new stages of the Dementia/Alzheimer's. But be sympathetic to both. If you are at all concerned about what might be going on behind closed doors then please contact the appropriate people, perhaps the Sufferer's G.P or the Social Work department or your local Dementia Group for advice.

It is also essential that each person is given a break, and that where possible, each person in the household gets away from the home on a daily basis or at the very least every other day.

We have known situations where one of the 'non suffering' partners have been of a 'controlling nature' almost living a separate life from the sufferer, getting up at different times of the day, eating breakfast at a different time of the day, waking up and going back to bed at different times of the day, rarely interacting at all, infact almost so focused on their own needs that the sufferer of Dementia/Alzheimers is not welcomed any where within the house while they are awake. It is these situations that are not only hugely unfair but also hugely unsafe both psychologically and physically but leaves the various stages of dementia extremely difficult to cope with for not only the sufferer but also the partner (if you can call it a partnership that is).

Thankfully, in these instances we have managed to be part of an extremely caring team who dedicate a minimum of 4 plus hours a day to the Sufferer making sure that they are 'fairly understood and stimulated, with activities' suitable to them and that they have gone back ready for their nap, therefore alleviating the 'partner' from having to socialise with the sufferer! as much as leaving them has torn our hearts each time, it is something that we had to cope with and after a fairly short period of time the sufferer then realised that she/he always had someone going in on a daily basis, therefore giving them something to look forward to in the early stages but also instilling familiar voices to feel at ease with as the stages progress.

Some instances, sadly, people have set up a 'room' outside, for example, in a potting shed or an extension with known things around them where the sufferer spends her/his day, mainly so that the Partner does not get disturbed!

In these instances, when an accident happens, for example a fall or further T.I.A's rarely does the Partner either know or even want to accompany the Sufferer to hospital, perhaps out of fear of picking up a bug themselves or because of the long wait that is often experienced while the Sufferer is being admitted to hospital, or perhaps they just 'don't do' hospitals.

Let's take a moment to think what it must feel like for a Sufferer having to visit hospital on their own. As you know, we are all asked a hundred and one questions during admittance, most of these are difficult enough to answer at the best of times, but for a Sufferer of Dementia/Alzheimer's or any form of confusion, this experience can feel intimidating, threatening and extremely frightening leaving them often feeling even more confused than they were before. This kind of experience can also trigger further T.I.A's. So given this information is it indeed fair to ask any Sufferer to go on their own to a foreign environment? the answer has to be No. So, this is another stage where a good team of Carers can step in, especially if there are no immediate family around.

While on the topic of family, this experience can also be emotionally upsetting for family Members, no matter how old. It's out of the known comfort zone for not only them but for the Sufferer as well, it's instant realisation on how far along the Dementia Trail the Sufferer is, when before, being in a known environment the reality can often be masked.

Here are a few handy hints

1. Always make sure you have a few Carers who totally understand the level of the Sufferer 
2. Always be prepared for out of the blue tears, so carry a hanky at all times 
3. Always carry some form of known relaxation music that the Sufferer likes, as well as one that will calm down family members and yourself
4. If a hospital visit is necessary explain the level of Dementia to any Nursing Staff in the hope that the Sufferer does not have to be asked the many, many questions, as this just confirms to the Sufferer that they are not doing that well and can cause more confusion as well as potentially further T.I.A's
5. Leave a diary for all who care for the Sufferer so that they can write information such as Activities participated in and on which level 1 - 3, or where you went for lunch and what the Sufferer ate
6. Make sure the Sufferer drinks enough fluids and as their stages increase perhaps consider reducing foods that are more difficult to digest. 
7. But the most important thing of all is to try your hardest to be on the same level as the individual you are with. Each and every person has a heart, although sometimes locked it is easy to find the key to unlock that precious heart.

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We hope these posts will help to ease someone's life who suffers from Dementia/Alzheimer's.

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A pending hot drink or even a piece of fruit instead of a sweetie! . . . . please pass it on . . . .

We came across this magnificent poster today and just had to share it. Perhaps you also could pass it on. 

Perhaps the world could start to do the same for a piece of fruit. Maybe the next time you are in your fruit store you could buy a pending yellow apple or a mango, and it can be passed on to a child or adult instead of a 'pending sweet'! 

Let's try and think healthy and encourage all, from all walks of life to eat healthier. 

REDUCE ADDICTION TO REFINED SUGARS FOR ALL.

On behalf of many, many millions - thank you.

Are you addicted to Nicotine, refined Sugar or Alcohol

It's not just humans who are suffering a lot more from Cancer and other health issues but we are inflicting the same on our animals!

Although some Cancers and illnesses may well be hereditary they can also be irritated further by the intake of Manufactured/refined Sugars.

Try giving up Manufactured/refined sugar for two weeks and notice the difference . . O no we hear you saying - it's in all the sweeties, the biscuits, the white bread and even some crisps and soups that you can buy off the shelves, in fact it's in just about everything, even in some tobacco's!

There are many articles which relate to manufactured and refined sugars to cancer . . here are just two for you to peruse at some future date .. . perhaps store these links on the file we suggested you opened up earlier so that you can go back to them at your leisure.

In the meantime, why not try and cut out such sugars for a few weeks or even more if you can cope and keep a note of the changes you feel over that period.

http://drsircus.com/med…/cancer/sugar-cancer-growth-research

http://www.canceractive.com/cancer-active-page-link.aspx

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