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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 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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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
Posted in dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday TV
Tagged Jelly Drops, Sister 1, Sister 2, wheelchair
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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
Posted in dementia, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday blanket, Tuesday TV
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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
Posted in COPD, dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday TV
Tagged fixations, respiratory nurse
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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
Posted in dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday TV
Tagged ghosts, hospital, imaginary friends
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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
Posted in Bumpkinsville, dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday TV
Tagged Aunt, family photos, Tesco
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