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We need badges!
I’ve had an idea. We need badges! And now I will take a couple of steps back and explain myself: Some of the time I spend with Mum is funny and some is daft and some is enjoyable and some…well, … Continue reading
Posted in COPD, dementia, looking after Mum, memory
Tagged badge, carer, empathy, frazzled carer badge, understanding
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The more than a small adventure Tuesday
Last summer I requested Mum’s GP put her forward for a memory assessment. We were told that the waiting list was so long we were on the waiting list for the waiting list. I took Mum to a private doctor … Continue reading
Posted in dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday
Tagged dementia, memory assessment, NHS, upset, waiting lists
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The Tuesday and bonus Friday with lots of giggling
Well, Christmas feels about three years ago now, doesn’t it? I’ll just skip all that bit and share this weeks Tuesday TV with you – which was actually mostly last Fridays bonus day. After a few initial hiccups with dressing … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, muddled life guide, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday TV
Tagged cooking with Mum, Tuesday TV
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The visiting Tuesday
I’d made two dinners – one meat (Boys), one veggie (Me and Mr R) by 7.45am this Tuesday. I impressed myself. And wondered if I’d peaked a little early. After the usual bits back at Mum and Dads (Showering, hair … Continue reading
Posted in dementia, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday TV
Tagged Aunt, old friends, old photos
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The Christmas Card Tuesday (and a secret plan update)
Tuesday this week started a little fraught..and mostly continued that way. Mum had dressed in a pair of trousers and a jumper…over her PJs, and insisted that was fine and that she was wearing underwear. (She wasn’t). It’s hard to … Continue reading
Posted in dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday blanket, Tuesday TV, Uncategorized
Tagged antistress shower gel, Christmas cards, cooking with Mum, pasties, Tesco
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The Jam vs Wool Tuesday
Last week while I was playing around with AI (get me, sounding all techie), I asked Claude to tell my fortune (ruined it there, didn’t I?) and part of the pronouncement Claude made was to: Beware of Tuesday next – … Continue reading
Posted in dementia, looking after Mum, memory, muddled life guide, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday blanket, Tuesday TV
Tagged carer, jam tarts, knitting, Percy, the secret plan, Tuesday blanket
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The trying to fit too much in Tuesday
I was going to tell you how this week Mum wasn’t feeling well when I arrived so I persuaded her to take some tablets, rushed off to Tesco and said I’d be back to wash her and her hair before … Continue reading
Posted in dementia, looking after Mum, muddled life guide, Tuesday
Tagged carer, hospital, Sister 1, Sister 2, Stepson 2
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The Secret Plan part two…
…did not go to plan. There was a mix up with the agency and we have had to postpone things until next week. When we will meet a different lady. And in a true test of Mums awareness, I am … Continue reading
Posted in COPD, dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, muddled life guide, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday blanket, Tuesday TV
Tagged knitting
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The start of The Secret Plan Tuesday
It’s been a few weeks, what with galavanting off to America, and it was a bit like Mum had a holiday too (from me!). She was nice 🙂 . She didn’t sulk once and she did huge amounts more than … Continue reading
Posted in COPD, dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, muddled life guide, Muddled Life Tip, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday TV
Tagged carer, Percy, Tesco, Undercover Carer
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The tricky Tuesday
It was a tricky Tuesday this week. I don’t know what it was that annoyed Mum initially – maybe when I suggested we put on her bra that she had forgotten. Or when I told her that one sock should … Continue reading
Posted in COPD, dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday TV
Tagged Tricky
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