Welcome to my blog. My name is Lizzie and this is a diary of my Mums dementia, the people who I mention in my entries are John my husband, Michael my brother, Teresa my sister and Dib and Daph who are mums brother and sister-in-law.... It has been a hard struggle and I have written a diary all through every step of her progress deeper into the illness.




Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Tuesday 15th June - Tuesday 22nd June 2010



Tuesday 15th June 2010

When we got to mums I got her some breakfast and gave her medications to her, she seemed quite bright, did some bits and pieces around the house and after her bath we walked up to the village and got her shopping.

Daph phoned to say that Mary and Roger (mums sister and her husband) were going over and would we like to take mum over to see them and she could stay with them for lunch so before we went we took mum over to her house.

Thursday 17th June

Michael picked me up and we went over to mums to sort out the finances with Social Services for her respite care, mum was surprised to see us, she had broken her kettle and I had to boil some water up in a saucepan for a cup of tea.

The lady from Social Services came and we complete the forms for cost for the respite care and care home finances. Michael signed as next of kin.

Before we left we popped up to the village and got mum a new kettle.

Saturday 19th June

Town and Country cares phoned to say that mum was not at home, I explained that Michael was taking her out and that he was supposed to get her back for the lunchtime carer. I told them that I would get in touch with him but before I did they phoned back to say that they were back.

Sunday 20th June

Daph phoned to say that my cousins Charlie and Shirley had picked mum up she was walking up the road on her way to the shops, she said that she was going up to get something for her dinner, Shirley told her that the supermarket was closed as it didn't open on Sundays, they took her home and got her a cup of tea.

Charlie went over to Daphs to see what he should do and she told him that Dib was just on his way over to pick her up to go to their house for lunch. So after having a cup of tea with her they walked her over to D & D's.

They hadn't seem mum for a while and they were both shocked how bad she was.

Monday 21st June

Had a phone call from the carer to say that mum was not at home, all the doors were unlocked she went in and looked around but no mum

I phoned her friend Bett and mum was there with her and that mum had lost her stick so she had lent mum her old one.

I phoned Town and Country and told them that mum was at her friends she said that they would let mums carer know

Phoned D in the evening and she said that Dib had seen mum come down the road so have taken her to their house and given her some lunch.

Tuesday 22nd June

Did they usual things for mums, took over some new underwear for her, ready for her respite care.

We walked up to the village and did her food shopping. phoned the carers and cancelled the carer for tomorrow lunchtime as mum is going on an outing with the Friendship club also phoned Robert Heath and asked them to ring Daph. 15 – 20mins before they arrive at mums on the 29th as mum would need someone with her as she is very muddly and their visit would confuse her, they are coming to sort out the heating.

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