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Hope you’ve survived a tired day…..as far as compassionate communication goes sometimes is best ditched 🙈🙈🙈 Mr shouter at the care home often used to go on for hours ‘ coffee and biscuit please’…..very very loudly……one evening one of thr more mobile residents just yelled ‘shut up!’…..carers, families and other residents lit up with joy!
I can well understand the joy!
I normally have a bit of a swear to myself, but sometimes it just comes out.🙂 Although I'm used to it now, the sleep disturbance is one of the hardest parts of this for me. Still better than it used to be, though.
But she was a swine last night 😏 - d's fault, of course.
Wow! Another entertaining day. 🙂
Mum wouldn't get up at first - not only first but second and third too! 🤔
She'd hardly drunk any water all night, so by 11am (after previous requests to have at least a drink of water) I went into persuasion mode. By 11.30am she was up and having breakfast and a cup of tea.
However, shortly after breakfast (which was at lunch time), she decided to sing incoherently - I decided to join in with a rendition of "All the Nice Girls Love a Sailor" (me neither). Actually, what she was singing sounded a bit like that song. 😌
Also, my glasses prescription dating from 1988 (tested since then but not changed) is a bit 'off' now. I decided to send off for cheap new specs but just a bit stronger (0.25 diopters). Came this morning and now sharp as a pin. An eye test away from home at the moment is a no no! 😒
Yes, an entertaining day.......
Mum wouldn't get up at first - not only first but second and third too! 🤔
She'd hardly drunk any water all night, so by 11am (after previous requests to have at least a drink of water) I went into persuasion mode. By 11.30am she was up and having breakfast and a cup of tea.
However, shortly after breakfast (which was at lunch time), she decided to sing incoherently - I decided to join in with a rendition of "All the Nice Girls Love a Sailor" (me neither). Actually, what she was singing sounded a bit like that song. 😌
Also, my glasses prescription dating from 1988 (tested since then but not changed) is a bit 'off' now. I decided to send off for cheap new specs but just a bit stronger (0.25 diopters). Came this morning and now sharp as a pin. An eye test away from home at the moment is a no no! 😒
Yes, an entertaining day.......
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Been there, oh dear!! Can be very frustrating as dehydration leads to a whole new set of issues including lethargy and being too tired to eat/drink as a consequence... vicious circle! Fortunately was a rare thing but you can't help worrying regardless @Neveradullday! as it can only take a few poor days... glad you resolved it quickly my friend. Singing incoherently is absolutely my forte too - mum expects it, using the proper lyrics can cause no end of frowning on her part!!
Ah yes I was the only member of my family not to wear glasses as a youngster, I must admit to struggling of late and having to hold smaller-type text at arm's length to read haha! Good on you for getting it sorted, I'm not yet motivated to do so haha
Hi @Eddcorner I was going to recommend reading glasses - you can buy them off the peg in supermarkets now (different strengths of course) and also Amazon. But with you having to hold texts at arm's length, it sounds as though you're long sighted not short - so I don't know. Best not take any advice from me anyway! 😒must admit to struggling of late and having to hold smaller-type text at arm's length to read haha! Good on you for getting it sorted, I'm not yet motivated to do so haha
We went out for the first time in a few days today and what a difference wearing the new specs! I've not done it the proper way but it's worked a treat. 🙂
Well another fascinating day - some would even call it challenging, but I, like so many of us here have been there, got the tee-shirt. 😌
Our walk to Tesco began OK, not the best of days weather wise (where's all this blinking global warming gone? 🤔). Over half way it was clear my mum's back was playing up, did she want to turn back? "No."
It's small things like this that can throw the PWd off.
Part way round she decided she wasn't going to continue shopping. I tried to persuade her - she shouted "No", got quite annoyed and decided to leave. I had to explain to an assistant we know well how it was. "Is she alright?" "Yes she'll be OK in half an hour".
Only the second time this has happened in our favourite supermarket.
Long story short, the walk home (with no shopping) was punctuated by a bit of spitting, incoherent swearing, changes of direction (which I had to counter). Anyway, home and things eventually calmed down, helped by a couple of pain killers. Another day in Paradise. 😏 Everything's fine now.
Tonight's TOTP was from 1983.
Here's one of my favourite tunes of the time, the aptly named 'Never Stop' - Echo and the Bunnymen
Our walk to Tesco began OK, not the best of days weather wise (where's all this blinking global warming gone? 🤔). Over half way it was clear my mum's back was playing up, did she want to turn back? "No."
It's small things like this that can throw the PWd off.
Part way round she decided she wasn't going to continue shopping. I tried to persuade her - she shouted "No", got quite annoyed and decided to leave. I had to explain to an assistant we know well how it was. "Is she alright?" "Yes she'll be OK in half an hour".
Only the second time this has happened in our favourite supermarket.
Long story short, the walk home (with no shopping) was punctuated by a bit of spitting, incoherent swearing, changes of direction (which I had to counter). Anyway, home and things eventually calmed down, helped by a couple of pain killers. Another day in Paradise. 😏 Everything's fine now.
Tonight's TOTP was from 1983.
Here's one of my favourite tunes of the time, the aptly named 'Never Stop' - Echo and the Bunnymen
No return of the mini melt down from the other day in the supermarket, but there was a tricky moment yesterday.
We were looking at one of the shelves when right behind us, a young lad (member of staff) dropped one of those stools they use to stand on. It was only a few inches away and made quite a clatter!
My mum gave him what for, he apologised. I knew, just knew she'd have to complain. Unfortunately, for him, it was the security guard on the door who received the complaint - totally incomprehensible of course. He was very good in pretending to understand.
Hopefully, I'll be able to sort out the purchase of a car soon to take us to the local town for a bit of variety. I could get a cheaper one now, but I'm trying to hold out til the money comes through from my dad's will.
We still love our walks though.
We were looking at one of the shelves when right behind us, a young lad (member of staff) dropped one of those stools they use to stand on. It was only a few inches away and made quite a clatter!
My mum gave him what for, he apologised. I knew, just knew she'd have to complain. Unfortunately, for him, it was the security guard on the door who received the complaint - totally incomprehensible of course. He was very good in pretending to understand.
Hopefully, I'll be able to sort out the purchase of a car soon to take us to the local town for a bit of variety. I could get a cheaper one now, but I'm trying to hold out til the money comes through from my dad's will.
We still love our walks though.
Yes, Jennifer, it was so close it did cross my mind for a split second that the pillock had done it on purpose.
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