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Articles from the 'The Inadvertent Carer' Category

Looking after elderly parents and in-laws in poor health

Saturday

Saturday

Saturday Another long day for Lesley with her dad. Another long, muddy walk for me and The Dog. Dad was OK today. He...

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Friday

Friday

Friday We'd known this was going to be a strange day before it had even started. The carer scheduled to visit Lesley's...

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Thursday

Thursday

Thursday "Hello Mum! It's Nick!" "Ooh good! I'm glad you've come. Nobody's been to see me." "What, not even Reggie!?"...

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Wednesday

Wednesday

Wednesday My certainty that Mum would still be asleep and unresponsive today and that a visit would be pointless had a...

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Tuesday

Tuesday

Tuesday With Mum having gone into a Sleepy phase in front of my eyes yesterday afternoon I felt safe in the assumption...

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Monday

Monday

Monday The car park at The Home was unexpectedly full when I arrived this afternoon. A couple of large vans were there...

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Sunday

Sunday

Sunday Eldest Sister along with all three kids and the eldest one's wife were on visiting duty today. The morning was...

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Saturday

Saturday

Saturday Mum was in an unexpectedly good mood again today. I even managed to make her laugh a few times. "Do you want...

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Friday

Friday

Friday Reggie gave me a quick update on Mum when I got to The Home this afternoon. The strong hallucinations Mum had...

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