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Articles from the ‘The Inadvertent Carer’ Category

Looking after elderly parents and in-laws in poor health

Nursing Home

Saturday

Saturday Mum was awake this afternoon but she wasn’t speaking clearly enough to tell how lucid she was….

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Worthing Beach

Friday

Friday Today was the first day that Mum has had without a visitor since she moved to The Home last summer. Given how…

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Thursday

Thursday Mum was almost totally unresponsive today. I say ‘almost’ because when I told her that I would…

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Wednesday

Wednesday I have no idea whether Mum knew who I was or not this evening. I suspect not. But then she didn’t seem…

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Tuesday

Tuesday Mum was as good today as I’d seen her in ages. Bright, chatty, comfortable… Even laughing at…

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Monday

Monday After having spent the entire weekend asleep, Mum was starting to come round today. “Hello Mum!…

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Sunday

Sunday A welcome day off visiting Mum. Eldest Sister did the honours with her two youngest. She described the visit as…

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Saturday

Saturday Another long and draining day with Lesley’s dad. He’d reported that he was running out of…

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Friday

Friday “Hello Mum! It’s Nick. How are you?” “Alright I suppose” “Are you feeling a…

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