Category Archives: looking after Mum

Ooops

Posted on January 11, 2022 by thepogblog

I only just came back and I already fell out of the habit! So here is a quick one: Last week mum and I want to exchange a pair of her trousers.  This was quite an event as we threw … Continue reading →

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Being a teddy bear

Posted on November 30, 2021 by thepogblog

I remember a friend telling me about teddy bear syndrome years ago. It’s what happens when someone hurts and they take it out on those closest to them. (Their teddy. Because a teddy forgives anything, doesn’t it?) Two weeks ago … Continue reading →

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Laughing through numbers and names

Posted on November 2, 2021 by thepogblog

Today was a good day. Today there were only a few tears and then so much laughing I left Mum and Dad’s house wheezing… Because today an Occupational Therapist visited to help Mum bake a cake.  Mum told me last … Continue reading →

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Losing words. And sometimes a little bit of my mind.

Posted on October 26, 2021 by thepogblog

Tuesday is the day I go and help out Mum.  She had a stroke in May and it left her with slight wonky-ness – in her body, her thinking and especially in her words. Conversations with Mum can vary wildly, … Continue reading →

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