MEMORY MAN Rob Mitchell has a couple of stories to tell.
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Even in his schooldays Mitchell would be spellbound listening to his high school history teacher's tales.
An unspectacular career in corporate finance and a near-death experience took Mitchell in a new direction.
Entertaining the elderly.
Mitchell takes real life family stories and uses them with memory triggers and old household memoribilia to engage the seniors' senses.
The memory triggers he uses include Reckitts' blue bags, 'Bex' headache powders and sand soap, housed in wooden boxes covered with old postcards in old Globite suitcases.
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Madeline Link
Madeline Link is a journalist at the Newcastle Herald, with a focus on Lake Macquarie City Council. To keep up with my stories, follow my Twitter @madeline_link, for tips email madeline.link@newcastleherald.com.au.
Madeline Link is a journalist at the Newcastle Herald, with a focus on Lake Macquarie City Council. To keep up with my stories, follow my Twitter @madeline_link, for tips email madeline.link@newcastleherald.com.au.
