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Articles from the 'The Inadvertent Carer' Category

Looking after elderly parents and in-laws in poor health

Tuesday

Tuesday

Tuesday The plan for today had been for Lesley to go to her dad's while The Dog and I worked out a way to keep...

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Sunday

Sunday

Sunday A deliberately quiet day today for The Dog's benefit. Well, mostly. We've come to recognise that the mental...

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Wednesday

Wednesday

Wednesday "Got any thoughts on where we take The Dog today?" "Nope." We were both a bit short of thoughts today after...

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Friday

Friday

Friday We deliberately gave ourselves a slow day today to get over the journey to Mum's house yesterday. Our standard...

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Tuesday

Tuesday

Tuesday A busy day for Lesley today - taking some of her dad's stuff to charity shops, a visit to the daycentre that...

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Saturday

Saturday

Saturday Too hot. Again. Woke up at 3am in need of a drink. Got back from the kitchen to find The Dog on my side of...

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Saturday

Saturday

Saturday "So are we going to your dad's today then?" "No. I can't face going there. Not today." In spite of all three...

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Friday

Friday

Friday For the second time in a few days, The Dog inexplicably bailed on a favourite walk. Once again she started out...

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Wednesday

Wednesday

Wednesday The Dog has been having a rough time over the past few days. Lesley was out for a long time on Monday and I...

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