Love these stories...so good to write down the glimpses of laughter or humour in an otherwise stressful period.I think mum also gets that great bonus @nitram!
Ive felt overwhelmed with it all today š¢š¢ The admin and jobs are just endlessā¦ā¦also finding it hard not knowing exactly the ins and outs of mumās physical health. The home is reactive and good, but you do get a third hand account when not speaking to the system yourselfā¦..and it does depend a little on which nurse is on duty. Itās a control thing my end I think!
Anyway 2 moments of amusement to make sure I note:
1] I was driving this morning and saw a body on the pavement š±š± You canāt take the carer out of the carer so hazards on and pulled over phone in hand to call ambulance. šš well it was a chap looking at a drain š¤£š¤£š¤£ he thought it was hilarious š¤£š¤£
2) Taking mum down the home corridoor to look at the lights and sheās worried about one of the end stage ladies calling outā¦.she recalls it and a couple of minutes later summons a carer to go attend to her š„°š„°š„° The carer tells me this is quite frequent for mum and they wonder if mum thinks she is working in the home š¤£š¤£š¤£
I also enjoyed the photo of your mum's advent calendar too....we have got 2 in mums house, one for her and one for whoever is doing the overnight with her. My mistake was buying 2 different brands of chocolate...thinking it would lead to the fun of variety...but it can be a source of distress choosing. Luckily all chocolate is good to mum so she's happy with whatever one we choose for her!
Your list of admin duties is massive. You seem to do so well working through them all so give yourself a break if there are some on the long finger. I'm currently looking at a postit note of care related and amin tasks for mum...that I wrote in July-ish time....some are now becoming a bit urgent so I need to get a shift on before we are in 2024 š¬š