Less of the same

Plan A was to leave off bringing Mum over for Sunday afternoon. The disturbance she caused when she got back last time was too much to truck on a weekly basis. However, after a reassuring call from the Home, we brought her over again. She's had a good week, talks everyone silly and was even …

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Dementia Update

It's been a weird few weeks. I was ill with the flu - the real type with pain and weakness, not the Man Flu. I went back to work too soon and paid the price, having to stay off some more. Then I hurt my back and this was further aggravated by my coughing - …

A long goodbye

It's Sunday so I went to get Mum from the care home. We've missed a couple to allow her to settle. She was ready to go but fast asleep with her fellow residents. I woke her gently and am sure the look on her face was not for me: just a distance in her eyes. …

Another battle won

Why do people have to be so bloody arsey? Mum went into a care home two weeks ago and we've cleared the house. Well Gill has cleared it. Works like a Trojan she does. So having got rid of twenty years of tat we obviously want to hand the house back. I phoned her landlord, …

Well, that’s a turn up for the books

I sent a letter to my brother - the one who responded to the first one in June. Just an update of Mum's situation, her new address and how we've dealt with the house. He phoned and left a message while I was at work. He has offered to help with the "top up" for …

Alzheimers: coping

It's been some time since Mum's Alzheimers accelerated. A fall in early December helped to highlight its progress. Now she is in a safe place where her medical needs are met and her safety is assured. The initial guilt I felt as we cleared her house of the debris accumulated over the year is passing. …

Thoughts on Mum’s Alzheimer Dementia

I suppose it's easy to overthink Mum's dementia. It's a brain disorder, an atrophy of abilities. In simpler terms it's been described as the long goodbye. Each sufferer experiences it differently. So each family has a different tale to tell. I've joined a forum called myalzteam.com which allows us to ask and answer questions, give …