Category Archives: dementia

Muddled Life Practical Tip for hydration – Jelly Drops

Jelly Drops. The blurb says: ‘Boost hydration through an irresistible sweet Jelly Drops are an innovative sugar-free treat, made of 95% water with added electrolytes & vitamins, designed to increase fluid intake. Popular with people with dementia, the elderly & others … Continue reading

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The New Wheels Tuesday

Mum has new wheels! Mum has been getting more wobbly and much faster to tire in the last few weeks so Sister 2 took the initiative and ordered a wheelchair.  Which got lost in transit so she ordered another.  And … Continue reading

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The confusing Tuesday

It felt like Mum had disappeared a bit more this week. There’s usually something on the list in Tesco that she can spot – orange juice is always a safe bet to say ‘could you just go and grab two … Continue reading

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The ‘I might go rusty’ Tuesday

The amazing news this Tuesday is that when I arrived, Dad was being seen by a respiratory nurse. I didn’t know there was such a thing for people with COPD, but when Dad got really rather poorly in around July, … Continue reading

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The nice doctor and the people that chat to me at night Friday

This week – Friday being the new Tuesday, the following happened: It took me two hours (rather that one) to get to the M25 junction nearest Mum and Dads That left me with almost minus time to get Tesco done … Continue reading

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The ‘I didn’t even need Mum for the chaos this week’ Tuesday

You know how I said last Tuesday that Tesco lacked some of the usual excitement on my own?  Well, I really need to watch what I say. I left home a tiny bit late as I had quite a few … Continue reading

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A more than muddled Tuesday

There is no Tuesday TV this week 🙁 Mum has been a bit wobbly so we thought maybe Tesco wasn’t a good idea – I went on my own instead, and while it took a lot less time than usual, … Continue reading

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Muddled Life Practical Tip: The Herbert Protocol – keeping people with dementia safe and found

After my Neighbourhood (Mummy W) watch post the other day, a friend contacted me to ask if I’d filled in a Herbert Protocol form.  I’d never heard of this before, so. looked it up: According to Age UK: ‘The Herbert … Continue reading

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A (mostly) Little Wisp Tuesday

This Tuesday Percy and I were lucky enough to have Little Wisp with us on the last day of her summer holidays (Little Pea, who is now rather a Big Pea was busy starting secondary school…gulp!) Mum was not feeling … Continue reading

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Neighbourhood (Mummy W) watch

You might have read a few posts ago that Mum was recently rescued from a hedge while on the little walk she does regularly.  As this is something that is more likely rather than less likely to happen in the … Continue reading

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