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The cheese monster Tuesday
This Tuesday Mum was channelling her inner grumpy toddler. It took a while to remove the grump and find the happy, but it wasn’t permanent and there seemed to be a bit of a battle between the small grumpy child … Continue reading
Posted in dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday TV
Tagged cheese monster, grumpy toddler, Percy, Tesco
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Hair wash Tuesday
Tesco: A small, uneventful shop where Mum forgot each item we were getting within seconds of going to look for it, but that is nothing unusual… Celebratory ‘we did the shopping’ cake choice:Dad suggested no cakes this week 🤷 Mum and … Continue reading
Posted in dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, muddled life guide, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday TV
Tagged bluebells, caring for parents, hairwash, Percy
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Introducing Tuesday TV (I’ll make you famous, Mum!)
It’s been a while since a Tuesday post. I went away. Sister 2 took Mum away. (She is brave). Mum and Dad went to see some friends. I went on a Thursday instead (and it turns out that a change … Continue reading
Posted in dementia, looking after Mum, memory, muddled life guide, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday TV
Tagged cooking with mummyw, Tuesday blanket, Tuesday TV, video
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Muddled Life Practical Tip (possibly!) – An untested idea
I’ve had an idea. I have no clue if it will work. But it’s probably worth a try. Mum is getting in more of a pickle with what’s happening when (not just day to day – also whether something planned … Continue reading
Posted in dementia, looking after Mum, memory, stroke
Tagged dementia, memory, Muddle Life Manual, muddle life tip
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A letter to Mummy W
Dear Mummy W, You won’t be able to read this. I don’t know when you stopped being able to read but I know when you look at words now you guess them based on context like a small child. And … Continue reading
Same but different
The other night as we were cleaning our teeth, I told Mr R my right nostril hurt. Him: have you stuck something up it? Me: Yes, an orange smartie. Him: Really? Me: No, of course not…………..I did once though. And … Continue reading
The master manipulator
Norman, as you might know, is my cat. Norman, is rather old, grumpy and terribly demanding these days. He is soon to be 14 and while I know many cats live much longer, none of mine have. So, I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in animals, cats, Pog Life
Tagged awkward conversations, Naughty Norman, neighbour, Norman cat
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The pondering Tuesday
Tuesday stats: Tesco: The biggest shop we ever did together. Too much to do a trolley check which made mum happy. She said I was allowed to drop the blue tokens on the donation bin at the end as a … Continue reading
Posted in dementia, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday blanket
Tagged pondering, The Tuesday Blanket, woodenspoon
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Ain’t nobody got time for that
In the last few weeks I have: Repeatedly forgotten words Totally lost at least two days Informed my mum that she is going for lunch with group of people including Mrs S. Mum told me that wasn’t right. I told … Continue reading
The chaotic cooking Tuesday
Tuesday stats: Tesco: Mostly successful, although someone with a very full trolley beat us to the ‘nice’ cashier so we ended up with a man. Luckily Mum approved of him. Celebratory ‘we did the shopping’ cake choice: Belgium bun (did … Continue reading
Posted in crochet, dementia, looking after Mum, memory, muddled life guide, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday blanket, Uncategorized
Tagged cooking with Mum, dementia, Sister 1, Sister 2, Tuesday, Tuesday blanket, wooden spoon
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