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Articles from the 'The Inadvertent Carer' Category

Looking after elderly parents and in-laws in poor health

Monday

Monday

Monday Mum was on her way out of her sleepy phase today. Still extremely groggy and feeling low but reasonably lucid...

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Sunday

Sunday

Sunday Eldest Sister and two of her kids made the journey from the other side of London to visit Mum today but she was...

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Saturday

Saturday

Saturday Mum was well into her latest sleepy phase today. Barely any response from her at all this afternoon. She...

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Friday

Friday

Friday We got Double Duffered today. Lesley's dad's GP phoned this morning at 9 to say that she's seen his chest x-ray...

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Thursday

Thursday

Thursday Bloody hell. What an evening. Before I'd even got to Mum I can hear "Is anybody there? Can somebody help me?"...

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Wednesday

Wednesday

Wednesday Mum was on pretty good form this afternoon. She says she's fed up. That's much more like her old self. She...

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Tuesday

Tuesday

Tuesday Mum was quiet and comfortable (mostly) this afternoon. I read to her for quite a while. It was only at the end...

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Monday

Monday

Monday I didn't need to open the door at The Home this afternoon. Lily was pulling hard on the handle as I put the...

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Tuesday

Tuesday

Tuesday On The Dog's morning walk yesterday we let her decide where we went. She took us down the bridleway towards...

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