I’m finding writing my DOODAH posts very difficult in the current climate. My blog is about dementia not the virus, but the two have become entwined. Covid has invaded our lives just as it’s invaded the majority of lives across the planet. AT THE END OF THE YEAR We all have our opinions on the situation … Continue reading HUMILIATION
Category: Personal
NOT EVERYONE IS CENSORED
This week I’m looking forward and gathering my energies for what could be a bit of a struggle. I wrote to the gerontologist to chase up my appointment with the urologist but was informed that I wouldn’t be able to see him/her until the end of January at the earliest! No surprise really – I guess … Continue reading NOT EVERYONE IS CENSORED
HAVING A FIT
Another development and not one I could have anticipated. On Monday, Leaf had an epileptic fit. It exhausted him, as they naturally do but he was apparently unaware and has since been fine. Nine weeks ago (yes, he’s been in the hospital that long), when I came to visit, two days after his arrival, he was nowhere … Continue reading HAVING A FIT
THAT BIG RESPONSIBILITY
I find myself, not for the first time, shouldering a huge responsibility. I have to make Leaf’s decisions for him. Thank goodness he and I have never shied away from uncomfortable life truths, particularly that we all have to die. Obvious, I know, but it’s surprising how many people act as though they’re immortal, as if, somehow, it … Continue reading THAT BIG RESPONSIBILITY
GUILTY ….
Getting old can be unbearable. It’s a time when we simply have to be realistic, deeply uncomfortable though that may be. Our bodies are giving out and we have to face the fact that we, or our partner if we have one, may not live much longer. There is every likelihood that, like me, many readers will … Continue reading GUILTY ….
RULING OUR LIVES
It’s with enormous sadness and fury that I’m forced to go along with the prevailing lockdown restrictions. My husband is a prisoner and I’m not allowed to see him. I know that thousands of family members across the world have been or are, like me, suffering from the lockdowns and their loved ones are suffering even … Continue reading RULING OUR LIVES
TIME FOR PLAN B
One again, it’s been another chaotic week however I’ve found time to get my thoughts together. I am sleeping well and that’s a big bonus. I get a daily walk with Monty which blows the cobwebs away and I’m cooking myself decent suppers. But what of Leaf? NOTHING LIKE A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP The 45-minute, masked, no touching … Continue reading TIME FOR PLAN B
TURNED AWAY
When I went to the hospital ten days ago, laden with goodies and massage oil, I was horrified to be turned away. I was told I couldn’t see Leaf because the ward was ‘locked’ to visitors. Well! I hit the roof, made a real exhibition of myself probably. The nurse got rather agitated and said … Continue reading TURNED AWAY
A DIFFICULT TRANSITION
It’s easy to lose track of the days when you’re retired and even more easy if you’re living with a mountain of paperwork that has to be waded through. Day in, day out, filling in forms, scanning, copying endless documents. Nothing unusual about that – but it has to be the most boring occupation and one of … Continue reading A DIFFICULT TRANSITION
THE PENULTIMATE CHAPTER
(with photos from our scrapbook of memories) Leaf and I have moved on to another era. I’m calling it The Penultimate Chapter because I’m hopeful the ultimate one will be more serene. EARLY DAYS BARCELONA 2001 Ten days ago, I cracked. Our doctor referred to what happened to me as a Burn-Out. My body simply took over, I … Continue reading THE PENULTIMATE CHAPTER
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