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Articles from the 'The Inadvertent Carer' Category

Looking after elderly parents and in-laws in poor health

Wednesday

Wednesday

Wednesday I had got the dreaded "Your Google photo storage is full and your photos aren't being backed up" message...

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Tuesday

Tuesday

Tuesday I arrived at The Home as Eve was giving Mum her chewable calcium tablet. While Mum was in the process of...

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Monday

Monday

Monday I got a bit of everything from Mum today. She started off cheerful enough. I read through all her Christmas...

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Sunday

Sunday

Sunday Mum seemed to be well on her way out of her latest hypoactive, Sleepy phase this afternoon. Her stomach ache...

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Friday

Friday

Friday Mum was sound asleep. I got absolutely no response whatsoever. Author's Note My Mum is in a nursing home in a...

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Thursday

Thursday

Thursday I was expecting this afternoon's visit to be horrendous given Mum's trajectory over the past couple of days....

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Wednesday

Wednesday

Wednesday I arrived at The Home to find Lily on the prowl and looking for a way out. I only just managed to get the...

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Tuesday

Tuesday

Tuesday Mum was at the optimum point on the transition out of her hypoactive delirium today. Comfortable, calm and...

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