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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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Training – from two paws to four paws
This week, Friday is the new Tuesday because we swapped days as tomorrow Mum has a hospital appointment with the very bamboozling doctor with all the long words and lots of diagnosis’s. I’m hoping we don’t come away with any … Continue reading
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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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
Posted in dementia, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday blanket, Tuesday TV
Tagged Aunt, confusion, Eplilepsy, knitting
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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
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
Posted in Cooking, dementia, family, looking after Mum, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday TV
Tagged fruit salad, Little Pea, Little Wisp
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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
The Grump, The Smile, and the Nursey Percy Tuesday
The Grump: Having been told that we can’t even go on the NHS waiting list for a memory assessment for Mum as it’s so long, but that we are on a waiting list to go on the waiting list – … Continue reading
Posted in dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday
Tagged Eplilepsy, heart condition, memory assessment, nursey Percy, private doctor, rollercoaster
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A Moderate or rough; mainly fair Tuesday.
Yesterday was a mixed bag. I had lovely Mum when I was videoing, slightly nuts Mum is Tesco (she got obsessed with finding ‘the thing that hasn’t bee there for ages but we used to get and I know where … Continue reading
Posted in dementia, looking after Mum, memory, muddled life guide, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday TV
Tagged muddled life, Percy, shouting, Tuesday TV
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An open letter to the Blue Badge People
Dear Blue Badge People, You’re kidding, right? I mean, thanks for the reminder that in April that Mum’s Blue Badge (known as the Blue Peter Badge in our family) was due to run out in four months. I did think … Continue reading
Posted in dementia, family, looking after Mum, stroke
Tagged blue badge, blue peter badge, frustration, open letter
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