Friday It took me a couple of attempts to get any sort of response out of Mum this evening. Her first reaction? "Can I...
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Thursday
Thursday Mum was back in familiar territory today. She was very talkative and spoke more clearly than she'd done in...
Wednesday
Wednesday I didn't have a lot of good news to tell the family about my visit to Mum today. The good bit was that she...
Tuesday
Tuesday The day started with another early message from Lesley's dad's carer. Dad was especially weak and wobbly first...
Monday
Monday We started the day with a message from Lesley's dad's carer. It was a photo of a step ladder leaning...
Sunday
Sunday Eldest Sister stepped up with Youngest Son to visit Mum today. After the frenetic day we'd had yesterday it was...
Saturday
Saturday Lesley's dad was the main focus today. For all of us. I volunteered to drive us over to him. Lesley isn't...
Friday
Friday I didn't visit Mum today. The Black Dog has got me. No, I don't mean this one. I should've been out to see how...
Thursday
Thursday Lesley's dad's carer this morning was the lady he knows from his day centre. Unlike the guys that I know, she...