Australian Thoughts at the Weekend 1st and 2nd November 2008

Australian Thoughts at the Weekend 1st and 2nd November 2008

This weekend I am in Sydney for a nephew’s wedding, so I am publishing Australian Thoughts at the Weekend early. This ATAW is different. It is a radio interview with a friend and fellow chaplain and he talks about his recently published book.


“I WISH I WERE A LEPER”

I do not work on a Thursday, so this week I took the opportunity to listen to one of our team of Chaplains at Greenslopes Private Hospital tell ‘his story’ on radio in the Conversation Hour with Richard Fidler. Vince O’Rourke’s story is of his journey with his wife and her early onset Alzheimer’s disease.

I had hoped to be able to give you a website where you could listen to the broadcast. However, at the time I write this it is not available. However, there is another earlier broadcast where he is interviewed by another broadcaster on the same radio station, ABC Radio 612 Brisbane.

Here is the introduction from the ABC radio network’s website:
Vince's story
Jun 18, 2008
How would you feel if your partner introduced you to their new best friend and that new best friend happened to be themself....let me explain.
Vince O'Rouke's wife Margaret had alzheimers.
As the disease progressed she eventually didn't recognise anyone and strange as it seems she found a very good friend and that was the reflection of herself in her mirror.
One day she was so excited because she was able to introduce her husband Vince to her best friend..... herself.
Can you possible imagine how he felt?
If it wasn't so sad you'd laugh.
Vince O'Rourke has written a diary about his and Margaret's journey with Alzheimers .
From the time of diagnosis Margaret lived for 8 years. She passed away in October of 2006.
Vince's book is called I WISH I WERE A LEPER.
We've had lots of requests from listeners to hear Vince's story again since it went to air .
So here he is speaking with Madonna King:

http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/files/vince_orourke.mp3
Here is a review of Vince’s book which was published by the Catholic Weekly (Sydney):

http://www.catholicweekly.com.au/article.php?classID=3&subclassID=20&articleID=4833&class=Features&subclass=Books
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