Our magic bitter sweet moments 🥰🥰🥰
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Some years ago, when we got caught out, in the gardens of a National Trust house in Devon by extremely heavy and sudden rain - we got absolutely soaked through rushing back to the house - and in the shop we bought a wheelchair poncho so we didn't have to swim back to the car!
(There are, I'm sure, cheaper places than at a NT property. At the time, needs must!)
(There are, I'm sure, cheaper places than at a NT property. At the time, needs must!)
Quite an eventful few days “off” then ……. So glad new wheels arrived and going well, and that your back bearing up- keeping fit is supposed to help fend off dementia says AZ info and has 2 important parts, aerobic and weight bearing so with the walking and chair pushing you are doing a number of important activities - and all without paying for gym membership 😏👍
We left Mum’s chair and ‘cosy toes’ (also for rain) with the home when she died. We bought hers after the heavens opened when we took her to the seaside for her 90th birthday. She was relatively dry after partial shelter under koisk, 2 brolly’s held by me and my sister, and carrier bag on her feet donated by a fellow shelterer. The rest of us had a rather soggy meal. (Us not the food) . Thank you for bringing back some lovely memories.
The funny things our PWD say occasionally take you by surprise sometimes.
This morning I went into our dining room, my OH's bedroom, drew the curtain, turned on the light and said good morning, and gave her a kiss. I sat the bed up and said I'd get breakfast.
Came back with breakfast. My OH says its a bit bright and keeps her eyes closed, even though she's awake.
I hold the mug to her lips and say, have a drink. She sips. Oh, that's nice, what is it? I said it's tea.
She said, still with eyes closed, Oh, I've had that before!
Do you want some weetabix? Yes, I think I've had that before as well. Yes you have!
Have you given it to me before? Yes I have. Oh, that's nice.
You couldn't make it up!
This morning I went into our dining room, my OH's bedroom, drew the curtain, turned on the light and said good morning, and gave her a kiss. I sat the bed up and said I'd get breakfast.
Came back with breakfast. My OH says its a bit bright and keeps her eyes closed, even though she's awake.
I hold the mug to her lips and say, have a drink. She sips. Oh, that's nice, what is it? I said it's tea.
She said, still with eyes closed, Oh, I've had that before!
Do you want some weetabix? Yes, I think I've had that before as well. Yes you have!
Have you given it to me before? Yes I have. Oh, that's nice.
You couldn't make it up!
Thankfully no need for any poncho today on our foray out for an ice cream. I pushed with more vigour knowing I was fighting off Alzheimer’s pushing mum up the slope 🦼🦼
Wednesday was a shock to the system being back in work, but I settled back into my usual routine. I have reflected what a bizarre life I lead - hanging out all day with folk with all sorts of mental health (anxiety, schizophrenia, agoraphobia) and then in the evening my dementia buddies. It was last night when I was feeding mum when I felt my clothes being straightened up behind me and then my bottom gently smacked - I didn’t even flinch and knew exactly who it was and just got on with feeding mum….what a weird life it is 🤣🤣 The bizarre thing is the most stressful people this week have ironically been my colleagues. They’re all lovely people and I like them loads but the conversation always is how stressful work is and I could just do without It….
anyway mum enjoyed being up today - she got out for her ice cream and is now happily binge watching sport on TV.
on the theme of wheelchair pushing and the need to burn off calories…please see a taste of what we need to work off 🤣😬
Wednesday was a shock to the system being back in work, but I settled back into my usual routine. I have reflected what a bizarre life I lead - hanging out all day with folk with all sorts of mental health (anxiety, schizophrenia, agoraphobia) and then in the evening my dementia buddies. It was last night when I was feeding mum when I felt my clothes being straightened up behind me and then my bottom gently smacked - I didn’t even flinch and knew exactly who it was and just got on with feeding mum….what a weird life it is 🤣🤣 The bizarre thing is the most stressful people this week have ironically been my colleagues. They’re all lovely people and I like them loads but the conversation always is how stressful work is and I could just do without It….
anyway mum enjoyed being up today - she got out for her ice cream and is now happily binge watching sport on TV.
on the theme of wheelchair pushing and the need to burn off calories…please see a taste of what we need to work off 🤣😬
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im so sorry to read this. its so sudden. at least your mum had a nice day out. thinking of you
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