2024 A NEW CHAPTER It's a year ago Leaf finally moved on. It seems ages and yesterday. Time is so deceptive, particularly at the moment. He's still with me in spirit and in my heart and there's no getting away from his influence and creativity (not that I would want to). I'm so grateful to … Continue reading AND LIFE GOES ON …..
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CRUNCH-TIME
I can't believe it's five months since Leaf broke his leg. They've hurtled by as they do these days. Three weeks ago the assessment was due and I was called to the hospital. Even with regular physio, Leaf hadn't made sufficient progress learning to walk again. With that advance warning, I didn't sleep well, but … Continue reading CRUNCH-TIME
ACCIDENTS WILL …
How life can turn on a sixpence! One minute we're coasting along, the next, dramatic news can barge in and we have to rise to whatever has been thrust at us. Since my last post, Leaf's life has changed. He fell and broke his leg - the femur up near the ball-and-socket of his left … Continue reading ACCIDENTS WILL …
CHRISTMAS 2022
HOW LIFE GOES ON The postal strike in the UK and general communication uncertainties have prompted me to come up with a long-overdue DOODAH post. Not long overdue because of laziness but, mainly, because I'm no longer Leaf's carer and much of his life is behind the locked doors of the dementia unit. Those doors … Continue reading CHRISTMAS 2022
HOME AND ABROAD TRUTHS
It's Leaf's birthday coming up - he will be 74. I plan to take a cake to be shared with the nursing staff. Whether Leaf will be able to process what's happening, remains to be seen. Ever the optimist, I think he will. If the weather is good and I have someone with me, I … Continue reading HOME AND ABROAD TRUTHS
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