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Happy Heavenly 90th Nan

Today, 4th October 2020 would have marked Nans 90th birthday. I don’t really want to dwell on the fact she isn’t here to celebrate it with us, I feel that today should be a happy day. As a family we so badly wanted Nan to make 90, I remember many conversations in the months leadingContinue reading “Happy Heavenly 90th Nan”

Getting back to normal finding the new normal

I think we would all agree 2020 has been one heck of a weird year. When I think back to Nan going into hospital back in February despite only being 6 months ago almost to the day it feels like a completely different life and world. Coronavirus was present as there were plenty of signsContinue reading “Getting back to normal finding the new normal”

Grief – catches you when you least expect it.

Wednesday was four months since Nan died. That is 1/3 of a year – gone in a blink of an eye. Surprisingly, given the year that as a world we have had and the fact I have spent a good chunk of the last four months at home, its flown by. As a family weContinue reading “Grief – catches you when you least expect it.”

I miss her, but I am glad shes at peace.

I miss Nan so much and part of me wishes so so much I could have her still here with me however, part of me is relieved she is at peace now. Is that me saying I am glad shes not here? Of course not. Am I glad she isn’t suffering anymore? 100%. When sheContinue reading “I miss her, but I am glad shes at peace.”

“Excuse me, what is going on here?”

This week I have been thinking a lot about the funny memories, the cheeky Nan that made everyone laugh. One of most recent is one of the cutest and funniest, feisty Nan memories I have and only happened about 5 weeks before she passed away. Nan was admitted to hospital a couple of months beforeContinue reading ““Excuse me, what is going on here?””

Distracting Nan really helped

You learn very quickly when caring for someone with Alzheimers that a positive distraction is key to changing their behaviour especially when they may be worked up by something. This was certainly true for Nan and defused a lot of tense situations immediately. When looking through old photos yesterday I was reminded of a particularContinue reading “Distracting Nan really helped”