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Salon Pog Tuesday
What do you do when Mummy W – who can no longer understand the concept of time – becomes obsessed with having her hair cut? (And by ‘obsessed’, I mean asking many multiple times a day when she will be … Continue reading
Posted in dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday TV
Tagged haircut, Himself, salon pog, Sister 2, stepson 1
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Muddled Life Practical Tip – ReSPECT process
In a post a few weeks ago I mentioned creating ReSPECT forms for Mum and Dad. A few people have asked me about it, and it’s something I was totally unaware of until more recently, so I thought I’d pop … Continue reading
Posted in COPD, dementia, looking after Mum, stroke
Tagged caring for parents, death, DNR, end of life, health, healthcare, muddled life, Muddled Life Tip, ReSPECT, terminal illness
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The leaf collecting Tuesday
I’m not sure if Mums legs are not working so well or if she is getting tired faster, but this Tuesday after the shortest walk from car to coffee shop, Mum had mostly had enough. So we went for a … Continue reading
Tuesday related wondering
I wonder sometimes what happens in Mum’s head. I don’t mean in an exasperated sort of way (although exasperation does take up a large percentage of my wondering). I mean how it is that some days she cant remember where … Continue reading
The black humour Tuesday
This Tuesday included a first visit from the community nurse. Mum was referred to her when Sister 1 took her to have a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate / respect form) put in place. One of the first things the nurse … Continue reading
Posted in COPD, dementia, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday TV
Tagged community nurse, DNR, respect form
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The ‘she’s a horse!’ Tuesday
This Tuesday, other than an initial (and now weekly) disagreement over the number of pants one Mummy W needs to wear at one time, Mum was surprisingly agreeable to everything. She even agreed to take – and use – her … Continue reading
Posted in dementia, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday
Tagged birthday, corned beef hash, horse, old photos, photos
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Babs for Babs Tuesday
The best bit about this Tuesday was giving mum her birthday present. It’s a Babs the Chicken nightlight (the joke being Mums name is Barbara and she always hated being called ‘Babs’. I think she’d forgotten that, but it made … Continue reading
Posted in dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday
Tagged Babs the chicken nightnight, birthday, Mums birthday
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The ‘it was Harrods!’ Tuesday
This Tuesday was slightly more chaotic than usual; unpacking after Tescos I discovered that Mum and Dads freezer had at some point started to defrost, then refrozen. It took a while, two knives and a bucket to get the excess … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday
Tagged alzheimers, CAA, coat hangers, cooking with Mum, Harrods, sewing, Tuesdays with mum, vasular dementia
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The many Mummy W’s Tuesday
Over the next four weeks it is Sister 1 and Sister 2’s birthdays (they’re twins), Mums and mine. This Tuesday Mum and I cooked up a storm. First last nights dinner (theirs, mine, Mr Rs and Stepson 2’s as I … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday TV
Tagged birthday, birthday party, cooking with mummyw
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A Quite Lovely Tuesday
This Tuesday included 30mph on the M23, Tesco, prescriptions, road closures, spaghetti bolognese cooking, and steam cleaning of floors. (It also contained a bit of sulking, shouting and crying and – possibly surprisingly – I wasn’t responsible for any of … Continue reading
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