Tag Archives: Muddled Life Tip

ID bracelets

This one is a practical one that might help someone else. We kicked ourselves for not thinking of it as it’s pretty bloomin’ obvious, but it took my father-in-law (thanks Pops!) to suggest it. Pops had seen ID bracelets for … Continue reading

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Muddled Life Practical Tip – ReSPECT process

In a post a few weeks ago I mentioned creating ReSPECT forms for Mum and Dad.  A few people have asked me about it, and it’s something I was totally unaware of until more recently, so I thought I’d pop … Continue reading

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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

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Muddled Life Practical Tip – Attendance Allowance

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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Muddled Life Practical Tip – Consent to talk to doctors

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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