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    Making MEMORIES

    Dec 12, 2021 4 minutes
    ‘Digging fingers into dirt reactivated that joy of curiosity and wonder’

    Lynda Hallinan has been a gardener since she was 18. The author and broadcaster says gardening brings her pleasure, but it’s also a haven for when she is sad, worried, hurt or angry. In a chapter of her new book, The Joy of Gardening, Lynda looks at the comfort being in the garden can bring to people living with dementia.

    COMFORT AND JOY

    If the simple act of reminiscing about gardening can bring us joy, can it also help to join the dots between mind and body when memory betrays us?

    Ministry of Health statistics show that around 70,000 New Zealanders are currently living

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