We picked mum up and took her to Ham Street garden centre, she was so pleased, pleased, pleased to go out, she was really good, although she did look very pale, we managed to get a wheelchair in the car which made things a lot easier, we got her back just before dinner time.
We told her that next week we would pick her up and bring her here for lunch, phoned Daph and asked if they would like to come over too, she offered to take mum home afterwards
Tuesday 5th April
Teresa phoned to say that she had been ill with flu and that she had also got conjunctivitis, but hopefully she would be going in to see mum on Friday, she would definitely be going in on Saturday.
Tuesday 12th April
We got to mum about 10ish she looked quite happy and was sitting with Doris one of the other ladies, she was pleased to see us, she introduced me to Doris and said this is my ermmmmmmmm I prompted her and said daughter.. Doris said 'pleased to meet you' ( we have talked to her every time we have gone in to the home.)
Mum was really pleased that she was coming here and chatted all the way home in the car, she told me that I was 'a good girl, mind you she also talked a lot of nonsense, she was really good and was happy to see Daph, Dib and Bobbi..
It was lovely to have her here for lunch and everyone being here with us.
Just before Daph took her back to turned very pale, on the way back to the home mum told Daph that she was very tired and that it was a long way (Daph goes a different way to the home which is a lot longer than the way we go) she told Daph that she would really like it if she could stay with us...
She was OK but very, very tired, I don't think that we will be able to bring her here again as the journey is just too much for her.
Tuesday 19th April
I phoned Teresa and she said that she went into see mum on Thursday and mum had gone out on an outing to Folkestone. She also went in with Lissa on Saturday, she was tearful but only for a few minutes and then she was fine. She had her eyes tested and was waiting for her new glasses.
She is hoping to go in again on Thursday or Friday and will be going in on Saturday, she said that Michael hadn't been in for a couple of weeks but hopefully he will be going in of Saturday.
Wednesday 20th April
We took a flask of tea and some cakes with us and sat in the garden with mum, it was a beautiful day and very hot, she looked really well and enjoyed sitting outside but she kept saying she was uncomfortable, next time we must remember to take a cushion for her. She didn't ask once about going out.
Daphne said that mum had been knocking on the door to get out so Salome let her go in the reception and she sat on the sofa by the door while Daphne worked at the computer, she was very happy to be somewhere different, she told Daphne that she was her grand daughter ..
We left her in the dining room having her lunch.
Easter Sunday 24th April
Daph text to say that she had gone in with Dib and Vic go see mum and that they had sat in the garden with her for over an hour and that she was good.
Easter Monday 25th April
Mum was standing by the computer desk when we got there it took her a while to realise who we were, we went and sat on the bench just outside the lounge she said that she was so glad that we had come and she thought that we had found someone else ?? I asked her about Daph and the others going in to see her yesterday she said that she thought that it was 'ages ago' But she did tell JJ that she has had lots of visitors.
We decided to move out into the garden as a couple of the residence had complain about they were chilly with the window of the lounge doors open, I got a cushion from Karen for mum to sit on and we took out into the garden, it was a beautiful day and she enjoyed being out in the sunshine. Laura and John turned up, she kept asking John if she had met him before but she did know Laura, she really perked up and had a good giggle when John put his hat and sunglasses on her, she really lapped up the attention. At 12.30 we took her in for her to have her lunch, she asked us if we were coming back later and I told her we were.
She asked about Michael several times during the visit and Karen says she often asks if he is coming in today and that she gets quite tearful about it.. Karen said that she said to her that yes he would be in later, mum called her a liar.
Saturday 30th April
While we were out walking with Herbie I had a phone call on my mobile from Teresa , she asked me when we were going in to see mum, I told her that we would be going in on Monday and we were also taking Bett into see her too, she said that mum was worried about me and would I speak to her, mum asked me if I was OK as she thought that I was dead!...I told her that I was OK and not to worry and we would be coming in to see her on Monday she said and your husband, I told her of course he would be coming in to see her too.
Teresa said that there were a couple of ladies that are upsetting mum and they are taking mum into the small unit for part of the day, one of the ladies is being moved to a different home on Tuesday...
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