

I Love You and Thank You
27.11.19 It’s midnight and I go into her room to check if she’s sleeping. Her eyes open as I enter. I was hoping she'd be asleep because...
Jane
Nov 27, 20191 min read


Coby & Mum
4.8.19. This house is a funny old house. I haven’t spoken much about our household. You know mum lives here with me. But there are...
Jane
Aug 4, 20191 min read


A story about patience and time
29.7.19. It’s evening again. Mum took herself to bed wearing all her clothes. I wake her up a couple of hours later to go pish, wash...
Jane
Jul 29, 20193 min read
I snap
28.7.19. OMG it’s getting hard. I find I have little patience at midnight when mum gets her second wind. I am too tired to instruct her...
Jane
Jul 28, 20191 min read
Memories....Memories
30.6.19. We finally arrive at The Hut and mum insists on helping to bring in the big bags from the car, including all the food stuff. She...
Jane
Jun 30, 20192 min read


Packing and Pishing
28.6.19. I asked mum to pack a bag for The Hut. I thought I better double check her bag before we leave. In it she had put: Our Haggadah...
Jane
Jun 29, 20192 min read


But You Don't Have to Kiss Me All Day
15.6.19. Sometimes I get tired, impatient and snappy. That's when it's a good time to dance...
Jane
Jun 15, 20191 min read


'Jeney create me!'
June 2019. Yasha and mum are a wonderful pair. They are comfortable together - she loves and respects him and likewise, he will do...
Jane
Jun 1, 20191 min read


Such a Real Real Dream
With mum in The Hut. 2019. I can't believe that it was for me. My dream. From War. I had a boyfriend...he was such a lovely boy. I am...
Jane
Jun 1, 20197 min read


I am Marysia
29.4.19. I’ve made signs for both mum and me to wear around our necks. Mum’s sign says ‘I am Marysia’. My sign says ‘I am Jane. You are...
Jane
Apr 29, 20191 min read


Bedtime
26.4.19. It’s late. Mum sits on the bed waiting for me to help her get undressed and into her nightie. I resist, hoping that she’ll still...
Jane
Apr 26, 20191 min read
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...
Jane
Mar 16, 20191 min read


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...
Jane
Mar 4, 20191 min read


Mum's been sprung
5.2.19. Every morning, while I’m in the kitchen preparing breakfast, mum disappears into my room. She has a routine that she follows...
Jane
Feb 5, 20192 min read


My Bras
5.1.19. Yesterday I finally found my two best bras. They were hanging in mum’s cupboard. They had gone missing a few weeks ago and I had...
Jane
Jan 5, 20191 min read


Sittin' on the dock of the bay, wastin' time...
January 2019. Ronny saw this clip and commented: I would say that THAT is a real work of art. It’s one of the closing scenes of a...
Jane
Jan 1, 20191 min read