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Looking after elderly parents and in-laws in poor health

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Saturday

Saturday Mum had visits from Eldest Sister and her daughter and then Brother and his wife. Mum had, apparently, spent…

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Friday

Friday Had a good long chat with the senior doctor on the stroke rehab ward today. She’s the doctor who will be…

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Thursday

Thursday Another visit by Eldest Sister today. Mum had been awake and was talking to her. She noticed that they…

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Wednesday

Wednesday I got to speak to one of the physios briefly today. They’d had Mum out in the garden this morning but…

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Tuesday

Tuesday Accepting that it wasn’t a very high bar, this was the best I’d seen Mum since moving to the…

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Monday

Monday Youngest Sister did the visit today. She arrived to find Mum asleep. She did try to wake her. Mum came to a…

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Sunday

Sunday I arrived at the stroke rehab ward to find the vicar from the church where Mum was church warden with Mum. It…

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Saturday

Saturday Eldest Sister did the visit today. Mum was asleep when they got here but did stir for a bit. Mum waved at her…

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Friday

Friday Eldest Sister got a call with an update from The Hospital just after lunchtime today. They said they were…

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