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Articles from the 'The Inadvertent Carer' Category

Looking after elderly parents and in-laws in poor health

Wednesday

Wednesday

Wednesday We let The Dog choose the route for her main walk of the day. Unsurprisingly, she chose to go to the river...

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Tuesday

Tuesday

Tuesday Having a Mental Health Day yesterday had given me the chance to catch up on the task of clearing my email...

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Monday

Monday

Monday Given how sleepy she was yesterday, I was sufficiently confident that Mum would be asleep all day today to feel...

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Sunday

Sunday

Sunday Yet another long day for Lesley at her dad's today. There were more final preparations to be one before her...

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Saturday

Saturday

Saturday We received a copy of the report that was produced following Lesley's dad's recent visit to  hospital this...

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Friday

Friday

Friday There was a scheduled visit to Lesley's dad in the running order today. Just a quick, last-minute  check before...

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Thursday

Thursday

Thursday When I pulled up in the car park at The Home today I could see a resident assisting one of the maintenance...

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Wednesday

Wednesday

Wednesday Mum had obviously just woken up when I arrived at The Home this afternoon. That's two and a half days asleep...

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Tuesday

Tuesday

Tuesday Mum had been sufficiently sleepy yesterday for me to feel confident that she'd be totally unresponsive and...

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