Elders morning tea

This morning I was invited to the OAMS Elders' morning tea. It was organised as part of Australia's Biggest Morning Tea to raise money for the Cancer Council.

While I was there, I was able to share our learning and successes with the CEO Jamie Newman - and to have an update about the new hydrotherapy pool and other new initiatives. Jamie will be co-presenting our research at the upcoming Speech Pathology Australia National Conference in Adelaide next month.

OAMS CEO Jamie Newman and Sharynne  (shared with permission)

I also learned about children's communication and books from the elders.

Learning from the elders (photo shared with permission)

To top off an excellent day - I was delighted to see that the brand new Little Library in the Dental Clinic waiting room had some books upside-down (showing that they had been used) and the administration officer mentioned how much the children enjoyed reading them.