Trials and tribulations of a Yorkshire pudding

[Jaquaia]

That's a lovely thing to say

I don't think I'm anything special. I just love him and want him to be happy. He gives me so much love, encouragement and support. I'm not sure I could have done half of what I've done over the last year without that.

[Suzi]

You ARE special. You don't have to change the world for everyone, but you have changed his world and that of the children.......

Can you set your Mum up reminders on her phone? Write it down on a white board where she can see it?

[Jaquaia]

I need to sit and sort that out as dosette boxes aren't doing much good...

[Suzi]

IS she taking too much or not enough?

[Jaquaia]

As far as I'm aware, she's taken her longtec at different times even though I've explained they need to be taken at the exact same times every day as they're slow release over 12 hours. She's taking some without eating when they should be taken with food and then wonders why she feels sick. Told her that countless times too... Her hearing aid needs adjusting and I've been reminding her to make the appointment for 2 years almost... oh and the latest one is her legs have extremely dry skin. They look a mess, and because they itch, she scratches, they bleed and then get infected. She has a cream to use sparingly twice a day, and a moisturiser as needed. She complained her back hurts when she bends to do it so I told her to ask me. "It's embarrassing". I can understand that so I bought her a long-handled lotion applicator so she can do it herself without bending. That's a tenner wasted as she's used it once. I remind her constantly, "I forgot". I repeat the doctors instructions constantly and it gets me nowhere. I've told her a few times not to even bother asking me to get her an appointment if her legs get infected again as it's her own fault. If she can't follow instructions on how to care for her legs yet keep going back for the same thing then she's wasting their time and mine as she's caused her own problems by not helping herself. Harsh I know, all I can say is I'm rapidly running out of patience with her. She doesn't even use any of the equipment the OT gave her. Yet she got seen quickly and I've had to wait a year as they had no space...

[Suzi]

I can understand why you are struggling with everything.... Is it that she genuinely has forgotten?

[Jaquaia]

A lot of the time I think it's a convenient excuse as I've reminded her hundreds of times

[Suzi]

Maybe you have to be cruel to be kind and leave her to it with alarms set or something?

[Paula]

Maybe you have to be cruel to be kind and leave her to it with alarms set or something?

I was about to say the same thing ....

[Jaquaia]

I'll set them up once my essay is out the way