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Ooh, mint slice biccies … I love biscuits and chocolate together … ooh other combinations – ice cream and milo, yoghurt and milo, milo and milo!, biscuits dipped in yoghurt, cake dipped in yoghurt. As you can see I like my sweets ………… lol … I sound like such a glutton! Ice cream is a big weakness of mine to the point that I cant buy a tub of ice cream. Im okay with single ice creams, eg drumstick, maxibon, etc cause they are portion controlled. A tub of ice cream isn’t portion controlled. A tub of ice cream ends up being one portion for me *sigh* haha … so it has been banned from the house. I tend to buy things in portion sizes, much better. Although I still end up putting on weight … pffft!
Oooh, I ended up doing a load of washing tonight too – yup, exciting! Awesome that you went to the movies though – is the cinema close to you? I love going to the movies. And you went to a play last week I think, didn’t you? miss out and about the town! Good on you for getting out and about luv.
Ooh, I ate the sound of branches or plants knocking against the window, scares me – such a woos I am. Yes, get trimming that branch luv! otherwise you’ll keep hearing the noise against the window and it will continue to annoy you.
Ooh haven’t heard of that movie, is it new? So glad you enjoyed the movie. I enjoy true stories, comedies, dramas, documentaries. Of late when ive gone to the movies though ive just wanted to watch a comedy so I don’t have to think too much. The less I have to use my brain the better hehe
Aaaw, I really feel for your son. heat packs are so good at relieving pain aren’t they? How did he go at physio? I hope it helped him. Good on you for calling the school and voicing your concerns. and having a trolley to cart heavy items around is such a good idea … you’d actually think the school would have something like that in place hey? And im glad they will bring it up at the next staff meeting.
As for mum’s biccies, they keep them at the nurses station so when mum wants a couple she goes and asks for one, or she actually rings the bell and gets them to bring them to her haha … oh luv, she’s eating okay! We went to the cafeteria and she had a filo pastry thing and 2 x maxibon -she so hungry and she got a piece of vanilla slice and carrot cake to bring back to her room! When we got back to her room her dinner was waiting for her !!! I left before she ate any of it, im hoping she didn’t eat too much though! Seriously, one of these meds are making her ravenous. She does not usually eat that much! And the hospital food aint that tasty.
I am hoping the move on Monday will go well, and I am looking forward to having her back home. I know she wants to be home, and I don’t blame her. but I want to make sure she is in the best place mentally before that happens.
I understand that her private psych put her on anti-psychotics and at the hospital she is at now they have left her on them. I don’t know luv, just a gut feeling I have (and I could be wrong) but I do think putting her on the anti-psychotics while she had the urine infection probably wasn’t the best thing to do. That’s why I have my doubts re: psychosis and dementia. I could be totally wrong though, but just what is going through my head atm. And thanks for the tip re: asking them to do another UTI test. that is a very good idea. I was reading up online and it said that cranberry juice is very good at preventing UTI’s so me thinks me gonna get mama drinking cranberry juice! 😊
Haha, no way … you got a UTI?? Definitely contagious 😛 that is so random that you got one out of the blue like that! Is that ural that you’re drinking?
Yeah, am also glad I went to the group. I was hoping there would be other carers there that care for their mum that I could connect with but most of them were looking after the children and one man was carer for his wife. The group meets monthly, yeah I think I will go luv.
Get this, I got chatting to one of the ladies working at the pharmacy I get my meds at – I have been going there for over 10 years but hadn’t really ever struck up a conversation with her. she was carer for her mum too. her mum and sister didn’t get along so it was all on her shoulders like me. plus, her mum had mental health issues and was at the same hospital where mum is at now. We were swapping stories, and I was telling her the funny things mum has been doing, and not so funny!! Her mum passed away 6 years ago. But this lady was working, had 2 children of her own and caring for her mum. She is such a lovely lady and im glad we got chatting.
As for mum sending me shopping – she knows I’ll do it haha … im her lacky! Yeah, she not a silly lady that one … she wants some thongs, slippers (sheepskin of course!!!), gowns, undies, cardigans, pants and tops. Oh and I’ll pick up another 2 pairs of pj’s that I got ordered in for her. im so not wanting to go to the shops tomorrow being Saturday but I must brave them for mama! The things we do, hey??
Aaaw no, I hope your son has put the heat patch on. Can he use a heat pack? We have one with rice in it I think, I pop it in the microwave and omg, I love the smell of it when it comes out haha … everything involves food with me hey? 😊
Yes you are stubborn but it would be a hassle going to the chemist everyday to get your bp checked. Would have been good for your GP to lend you a bp machine from the surgery – some surgeries do that. I monitor mum’s bp from home so we have a bp machine.
Aaaw your mama is funny. She gotta keep herself warm! The fact that she wont use the heater but then says she is cold! Lol, bless her. but like you said, she has the money and no doubt receives a pension so yes, she should use that money to keep warm!
And I agree, if she has the money, she may as well spend it while she can. my mum is the opposite atm. Normally she’s pretty good – not one to buy lots of clothes, etc but atm she’s making up for it! aaah, mamas are funny. Does your boy go over to your mum’s on a regular basis? That would be so nice for them to spend the time together.
