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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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The trying to fit too much in Tuesday
I was going to tell you how this week Mum wasn’t feeling well when I arrived so I persuaded her to take some tablets, rushed off to Tesco and said I’d be back to wash her and her hair before … Continue reading
Posted in dementia, looking after Mum, muddled life guide, Tuesday
Tagged carer, hospital, Sister 1, Sister 2, Stepson 2
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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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Changes and a 999 call
I’ve always been a bit fascinated with change. I think my biggest personal change was going from a quite committed spinster life in a teeny tiny house in Bumpkinsville, filled almost entirely with me, Norman cat, an awful lot of … Continue reading
More ouch than anticipated
I admit it: I kind of thought that a day or two after having my old lady leg all fixed up, I’d be pretty much back to normal and making the most of some time off work. This level of … Continue reading
Posted in Pog Life
Tagged Himself, homework, hospital, Little Pea, little person, Little Wisp, Norman cat, old lady legs, ouch, surgery, varicose veins
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Magic sponge, a giant sandwich bag and hungry-ness
I have a magic sponge: I have to wash with it later this morning in preparation for an operation on my old lady leg (varicose vein). Apparently it makes you really, really clean – so clean, you actually sparkle. (It … Continue reading
Posted in Pog Life
Tagged budgie neck, hospital, magic sponge, old lady legs, operation, shinking, starving, varicose veins
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Auntie, Auntie Pog
It’s not a typo. After another Beachville visit from Little Pea which included us experiencing temperature very differently: Doing some Auntie Pog / Little Pea swinging: Getting a little closer to Norman: And generally getting worn out: I took Little … Continue reading
Posted in Beachville, family, Pog Life
Tagged Auntie Pog, Beachville, hospital, Little Pea, little pea and me day, Little Wisp, Norman cat, poorly, Sister 1, Sister 2, sleepover
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A Pog diet
In the ongoing saga to work out the cause of the pain in my face and having completely stumped the dentist, yesterday I went to Guys Hospital to see the surgeon who had done the second wisdom tooth extraction (the … Continue reading
Posted in food, Pog Life
Tagged hospital, ouch, rice pudding, soft diet, surgeon, wisdom tooth extraction
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Hospital entertainment and a really big bag
My family and I try to find smiles where we can (hopefully you’ll have worked that out from this blog by now). For some reason, it still surprised me (and made me laugh a lot) when I arrived at the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged entertainment, giant bag, hospital, Sister 1, Sister 2, uses for hospital gloves
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