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Articles from the ‘The Inadvertent Carer’ Category

Looking after elderly parents and in-laws in poor health

Nursing Home

Friday

Friday A slow start to the day today. I was getting over the trip to Bristol on Wednesday, Lesley was getting over a…

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Thursday

Thursday So yesterday, Mum had been uncomfortable, unhappy and uncommunicative. Today, she was less uncomfortable,…

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Wednesday

Wednesday Mum was starting to wake up when I got to The Home. A shorter Sleepy phase phase than ‘normal’….

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Tuesday

Tuesday Lesley had a full day with her dad today. Various healthcare professionals were going to be popping in and…

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Monday

Monday I was fairly confident Mum knew it was me there today. To start with anyway. She was very chatty. Mostly clear…

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Sunday

Sunday Eldest Sister did the visit today with all three kids and youngest son’s girlfriend. It was…

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Saturday

Saturday Steve was in the hot seat in the nurses’ office today. I popped my head round the door to tell him that…

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Friday

Friday The first person I saw to speak to at The Home was Eleanor. She was standing outside the bathroom shouting at…

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