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Night night Mummy W
Last Monday Mum played table tennis. On Tuesday she couldn’t remember, so I showed her the photo and she informed me that ‘actually I was very good at it’. (Coordination even pre stroke and dementia wasn’t one of Mum’s strengths, … Continue reading
Posted in care home, dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday
Tagged dementia, Mummy W, stroke, the long goodbye
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A parental update
It’s been a while (6 months) since I did a video with Mum for all sorts of reasons, but if you were missing her, I did a quick update here including a quick tour of her room, which is really … Continue reading
Posted in care home, Cooking, COPD, dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, muddled life, muddled life guide, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday TV
Tagged dad, Finding Joy In Chaos, mum, Mummy W
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Cracking on with Tuesdays
This Tuesday I joined Mum for breakfast as there seemed rather a lot to get done and I’ve discovered it is possible to fit more into the day if you simply get up earlier and crack on. However, the level … Continue reading
Musical Bingo, anyone?
Now Mum has moved to the dementia unit at the care home, visiting has become a bit more of a gamble. There’s a lot more activities for Mum to take part in and the team have no qualms with ‘encouraging’ … Continue reading
Posted in care home, dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday
Tagged Bristol stool chart, Finding Joy In Chaos, Midlife Chaos, muddled life, musical bingo
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The nose clip Tuesday
Dear people in my computer, On the surface, my Tuesdays might look quite same-y. I negotiate the M23 and M25, experience the joys of Tesco, every four weeks or so I add a trip to pick up a small pharmacy … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, COPD, family, Tuesday
Tagged caring for parents, Finding Joy In Chaos, hospital, Little Wisp, Midlife Chaos, muddled life, muppets, nose clip, Pogs kitchen, Surviving Midlife, van gough
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A bit of honesty
Dear people in my computer, I think I might have fallen into that social media trap a bit. You know, the one where you make life look a bit more smiley than it is. It’s tricky, because nobody wants to … Continue reading
Posted in care home, dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday
Tagged Caregiver Life, carehome, caring for parents, ElderCare, honesty, Midlife Chaos, Midlife Juggle, muddled life, Sandwich Generation, Sister 1, Sister 2
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The kindness of strangers. And the joy of a hedgecutter.
When was the last time you said something lovely to a total stranger? Since July I’ve been trying to get Mum and Dad’s much loved garden back under control so Dad has a nice space to look out at. The … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, Tuesday
Tagged COPD, gardening, hedge cutting, hedge trimming, muddled life, muddled life guide, Pog Life, stranger, Tuesday
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And the secret weapon is…
Dear People in my computer: In that last post about Pog’s Chaotic Kitchen Care, I might have got a bit cocky. I thought we’d sorted Dad’s weight, he was on the up and I could cross that off my list. … Continue reading
Posted in COPD, muddled life, muddled life guide, Muddled Life Tip, Pog Life, Tuesday
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I was doing it all wrong…
This week’s Tuesday included a surprisingly fantabulous trip to a hospital with Dad. It was fantabulous on a number of different levels: Dad’s breathing is better than it has been in ages and he was able to chat. I heard … Continue reading
Posted in care home, COPD, dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, muddled life, muddled life guide, stroke, Tuesday
Tagged Caregiver Life, caring for parents, Daddy W, Elder Care, Finding Joy In Chaos, hostital trip, Midlife Chaos, Midlife Juggle, muddled life, Mummy W, Surviving Midlife
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‘Our Place’; an alternative reality
I used to think dementia was very much about people forgetting. Words, places, people and more. We realised a good while back that for Mum it’s also about some sort of alternative reality that is based on nothing other than … Continue reading
Posted in dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday TV
Tagged alternative reality, alzheimers, caring for parents, dementia, vasculardementia
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