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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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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
‘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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Reflections
It turns out that there is so much about demential that you don’t know you don’t know. Like that moment when your Mum doesn’t seem to recognise her own reflection. We’d been looking at videos and photos and I realised … Continue reading
Posted in dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, Tuesday, Tuesday TV
Tagged alzheimers, caringforparents, dementia, reflection, vasculardementia, video
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The more than a small adventure Tuesday
Last summer I requested Mum’s GP put her forward for a memory assessment. We were told that the waiting list was so long we were on the waiting list for the waiting list. I took Mum to a private doctor … Continue reading
Posted in dementia, family, looking after Mum, memory, stroke, Tuesday
Tagged dementia, memory assessment, NHS, upset, waiting lists
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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
Muddled Life Practical Tip (possibly!) – An untested idea
I’ve had an idea. I have no clue if it will work. But it’s probably worth a try. Mum is getting in more of a pickle with what’s happening when (not just day to day – also whether something planned … Continue reading
Posted in dementia, looking after Mum, memory, stroke
Tagged dementia, memory, Muddle Life Manual, muddle life tip
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Ain’t nobody got time for that
In the last few weeks I have: Repeatedly forgotten words Totally lost at least two days Informed my mum that she is going for lunch with group of people including Mrs S. Mum told me that wasn’t right. I told … Continue reading
The chaotic cooking Tuesday
Tuesday stats: Tesco: Mostly successful, although someone with a very full trolley beat us to the ‘nice’ cashier so we ended up with a man. Luckily Mum approved of him. Celebratory ‘we did the shopping’ cake choice: Belgium bun (did … Continue reading
Posted in crochet, dementia, looking after Mum, memory, muddled life guide, stroke, Tuesday, Tuesday blanket, Uncategorized
Tagged cooking with Mum, dementia, Sister 1, Sister 2, Tuesday, Tuesday blanket, wooden spoon
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The start of The Tuesday Blanket Tuesday
‘Hmmm. You’re rather twisted aren’t you?’ ‘I am?’ ‘You are.’ And that’s how the conversation started as I stepped into the room where I had an accidental massage this Tuesday. My sister (a beautician) was giving mum a facial at … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, crochet, family, looking after Mum, stroke, Tuesday
Tagged Abba anchor, cooking with Mum, crochet, dementia, family, knitting, looking after Mum, massage, muddled life guide, The Tuesday Blanket, Tuesdays, wool
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