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Jane
- Mar 16, 2019
Who Drank my Tea?
16.3.19. You need a lot of patience, love and good will caring for an old parent. This morning I gave mum her cup of tea and porridge She had a good appetite today - drank the tea quickly and gobbled the porridge all up. Meanwhile I made my cuppa and left it to cool on the kitchen bench. When I returned, mum was standing there and drinking it all up. What could I do but laugh? But it’s difficult for me when she stands in the kitchen looking at me with confusion in her e
Jane
- Mar 4, 2019
Downhill days
4.3.19. One day all this journaling will stop, I know.
But at the moment it’s full on, especially emotionally. Lucy the carer came this morning and gave mum a wash. Lucy said Mum’s gone downhill a lot in the past week. Meanwhile I tidied Mum’s room and found another kuki nappy in the regular bin and stinky pishy nappies in her dressing gown pockets. My hands also stink. Sometimes, because I’m unprepared and upset, I don’t think to wear gloves. I have a heavy feeling in