Category Archives: muddled life guide

Muddled Life Practical Tip – Attendance Allowance

Posted on February 29, 2024 by thepogblog

Someone mentioned Attendance Allowance to me when Mum first had her stroke.  It was just too much to think about at that point and for some reason, Dad or I discounted it later as we thought Mum wasn’t eligible for … Continue reading →

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Woolgate Tuesday

Posted on February 22, 2024 by thepogblog

I’ve been lucky:  since the start of the year Mum has been in a good mood, or I’ve been able to manoeuvre her into one relatively quickly on my Tuesday visits. This week…well, things were not as good.  We had … Continue reading →

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The Black Book Muddled Life Tip

Posted on February 19, 2024 by thepogblog

I can remember the number plate of the mini metro that was our first family car.  I can remember the address in America of my friend who moved their when we were 11 (including the zipcode) and I can remember … Continue reading →

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The chicken worked (!) Tuesday

Posted on February 15, 2024 by thepogblog

You might not believe this, but…we had a huge success on Tuesday this week. Whilst shuffling around Tesco, I did my chicken impression for Mum accompanied by the usual ‘what am I?’ question and Mum shouted (while laughing) ‘Chicken!  Stop!’  … Continue reading →

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Double confusion Tuesday

Posted on February 1, 2024 by thepogblog

What do you do when you are just getting the hang of managing your Mum that you (lovingly) describe as ‘mad as a box of frogs’ to anyone asking how she is?  Well, you go to Tesco for a bit … Continue reading →

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Parental daftness Tuesday

Posted on January 25, 2024 by thepogblog

Tuesday this week was a little different in that my parents seem to have taken over in the daftness stakes and these were things that needed to be addressed… Mum and I went to Tesco. Mum had a panic that … Continue reading →

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Muddled Life Practical Tip – Consent to talk to doctors

Posted on January 18, 2024 by thepogblog

Getting an appointment to see a doctor can be tricky for all of us, right?  But I had no idea that as people age they can be pushed ever so slightly to the side and then quietly ignored to the … Continue reading →

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Wooden Spoon Tuesday

Posted on January 16, 2024 by thepogblog

It’s Tuesday.  And my car didn’t even turn over when I tried to leave for Mum and Dads this morning when it was -5.  Mr R did magic with jump leads though and luckily (for this set of circumstances) it’s … Continue reading →

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